Example humorous greetings for a school sports day to ease the tension

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If you want to liven up the atmosphere at a sports day with a fun opening speech, this is a must-see! In this article, we’ve gathered example speeches you can use at sports festivals.

We’ve grouped them into categories: declarations by student representatives, athlete’s oaths for adult sports days held by companies or neighborhoods, and greetings for PTA members and honored guests.

When giving a humorous greeting, it’s important to speak loudly, energetically, and without embarrassment.

Use these sample scripts as a reference and deliver a fun greeting that helps ease everyone’s nerves!

Greeting for athlete’s oath by a student (1–10)

We pledge to hold a hot-blooded, full-on sports festival fair and square!

A speech that seems to focus on the small discomforts of a sports festival held under the blazing sun.

By adding the striking phrase “stiflingly hot” to the standard athlete’s oath greeting, it draws attention to the person delivering the pledge.

By deliberately expressing the rising excitement for the event in a self-deprecating way, it gives the impression of cooling things down.

It encourages nervous people to relax, and it also feels like a call to do our best together—even if it’s a bit awkward.

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While channeling the frustration from strict instruction into my fists, I will picture my teacher’s face on my opponent, turn that fighting spirit into fuel, and vow to fight fair and square!

This is a speech that expresses our feelings for those who supported us up to the big day and how we’re building our excitement for the competition.

It boldly conveys the frustration we felt with our teacher’s strict coaching—and how we’re channeling that frustration to seize victory.

The way the students express their complaints in a serious context, almost as if they’re thanking the coach, draws laughter from the students and a wry smile from the teacher.

It’s a serious speech that still makes it clear it’s a joke—the balance of wording is key.

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More than winning or losing, it’s more wonderful to stumble yet go home with a smile—I pledge to enjoy the day with that spirit!

When you take on a competition, wins and losses inevitably come with it, but those results are in a different place from a sense of fulfillment, aren’t they? This is a positive message that highlights the part beyond winning and losing, emphasizing the importance of ending the day with a smile above all else.

If you fixate on the outcome, losing can be discouraging, so there’s also a compassionate intent to support someone so that it leads to a sense of fulfillment.

It conveys the value of approaching a competition without excessive nerves and suggests that maintaining a mindset of enjoyment is what matters most.

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Athlete’s oath address by a student (11–20)

In the spirit of fair play and to avoid injuries, we’ll have the footrace be a walking race to prevent sprains, and for events where people might collide and get hurt, like the stick-pulling and cavalry battle, we’d like to decide the outcome with rock-paper-scissors!

This is a speech that boldly proclaims excessive safety measures for each event so the sports festival can conclude safely.

The humor comes from announcing precautions that, considering the risk of injury in each competition, are so extreme that the events could hardly take place.

With a clear structure of “countermeasures for each event,” it builds anticipation about what kind of measures will be announced.

While the speech makes you laugh, it also boosts the resolve to participate safely with reasonable, workable precautions that still allow the competitions to function.

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I swear to fight fair and square, wearing Salonpas for my sore muscles, so I can fully show the results of my training!

As you steadily pile on practice for the big day, you might be suffering from muscle soreness.

These words express a strong resolve to slap on some pain-relief patches and dive into the competition, treating that soreness as a badge of effort.

It’s a deliberately bold appeal that says, “I’ve taken damage, and I’m still charging ahead,” with a touch of humor.

While simply conveying a fair-and-square attitude would be enough, the choice to spotlight the ‘damage’ as well conveys a desire to make it a fun event.

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I’m not good at running, but I’m great at greetings! Let’s all have fun together!

People excel at different events, and when everyone can take on the competitions they’re good at, the whole event becomes more fulfilling.

These words suggest showcasing your strengths in your greeting, adding a humorous touch.

Along with claiming that greetings are your specialty and admitting you’re not good at running, it plants the question of whether that’s useful for a sports day—ultimately conveying that having fun is what matters most.

It’s a message that shows consideration, aiming to make it enjoyable even for those who aren’t confident in sports.

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I plan to use up 80% of my energy on this greeting! But I’ll enjoy the whole day with the remaining 20%!

Even if you give it your all so your hard work finally pays off, the moment you choose to focus that effort differs from person to person.

These words intentionally champion a comically “wrong” timing for going all out, heightening a humorous vibe.

The shocking declaration of spending 80% of one’s energy on greetings—leaving only 20% for the actual event—really grabs your attention.

It also conveys the determination to use up every last bit of strength on this very day, while expressing a spirit of enjoying the competition.

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