Sports Day/Field Day BGM: Moving Classics & Uplifting Anthems to Power Your Practice
When it comes to undōkai and school sports festivals, they’re among the biggest school events—a special day that colors a page of your youth! Besides the marquee relay race, there are usually all kinds of events like dance performances and cheer battles, right? In this article, we’ve selected support songs that keep you going through the hard work of practice and preparation leading up to the day, as well as tracks that give you a push during the nerve‑wracking main event.
Listen closely and you might just burst into tears… Use this as a guide to choose the perfect BGM to color your wonderful memories!
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[Sports Day / Athletic Festival BGM] Inspiring Classics & Cheer Songs to Support Practice (71–80)
BeautifulSuperfly
Superfly’s “Beautiful” is a song that seems perfect for wrapping up a sports day closing ceremony with warm vocals.
Its soaring, powerful voice praises the children who gave their all and gently, yet strongly, affirms the feelings they experienced.
Some may have gained confidence from their efforts, while others may have felt the sting of defeat.
This song encourages all those children, embracing them and giving them a supportive push toward the future.
Let’s make it a sports day to remember, accompanied by this wonderful singing voice.
PLAYERSYOASOBI
YOASOBI released a memorable track in March 2025, marked by energetic chants and a catchy sound.
Born from a project celebrating PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, this ambitious attempt to portray gamers’ memories through music delivers a positive message centered on challenge and growth.
The story warmly depicts how protagonists encountered in game worlds encourage us in real life and expand our hopes for the future, and the song was also featured in a special PlayStation 30th anniversary commercial.
With a star-studded lineup including Nanase Nishino, Usada Pekora, and Kiyo, the work showcases the appeal of gaming.
It’s a perfect song to boost motivation during sports day practice or athletic festival training.
No.1DISH//
Here’s a song that vividly colors a page of youth with passion! The cheer anthem sung by DISH// is a powerful ally for training for sports days and athletic festivals.
It was also used as the opening theme for Season 5 of the anime My Hero Academia.
The lyrics, which portray a determined drive toward dreams and goals, truly resonate.
The way it depicts overcoming hardships and setbacks and aiming higher together with friends mirrors children uniting their hearts to strive for victory at sports days and athletic festivals.
Why not add it to your BGM as a track that gives you a push right when you need it most?
[Sports Day / Athletic Festival BGM] Inspirational Masterpieces & Motivational Songs to Support Practice (81–90)
FateOfisharu Higedan Dism
Just a school sports festival? Hardly.
It’s precisely because it’s “just” a sports festival that this Official HIGE DANDism track makes you feel the importance of giving everything you’ve got for that one day.
Chosen as the 2019 support song for summer high school baseball—one of the grand stages of youth—and as the theme for the TV program “Netto Koshien,” it carries that spirit.
A sports festival is a personal, on-campus event, but its intensity is no less than high school baseball.
In practice and on the big day alike, there are tears and sweat in equal measure—frustration and fulfillment both.
Those burning feelings finally turn into glittering, beautiful memories.
This is a moving, youth-filled number that lets you feel all of that.
hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake
Omoinotake’s “Gikuokunen (Hundreds of Millions of Light Years)” is perfect for a sports day closing ceremony, and it’s especially recommended for emotional moments.
In particular, playing it at the special moment of the closing ceremony makes it a fitting song for a day spent competing, encouraging one another, and giving it your all.
It’s also a great choice for the results announcement or the final exit.
The song captures the expressions of children who did their very best and evokes hope for their growth in the future, so be sure to check it out!
lightly; nimbly; flutteringlyGReeeeN
A perfect GReeeeN track to color a page of youth for sports days and athletic festivals.
Released digitally in November 2023 as the theme song for the All-Japan University Ekiden, this song is a characteristically bright cheer anthem from the band, marked by a breezy momentum that feels like dashing straight ahead.
The phrase at the end of the chorus will surely give you that push to turn daily training into true performance on the big day.
Even while carrying wounds and anxieties in your heart, it sings of a strong will to grow and move forward.
Let this song be your emotional support, and let’s join forces to fight through together!
Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster
When it comes to songs that cheer on every student who has poured themselves into practice, “Itsuka Kono Namida ga” comes to mind.
It was included on the vocal group Little Glee Monster’s 2017 album “juice,” with each member known for her strong vocal ability.
The song portrays students who, despite facing various challenges, have worked hard toward their sports day.
No matter the outcome, it teaches us that the irreplaceable days spent with friends will lead into the future.
Listen to their bittersweet yet heartwarming, richly layered choral work.
