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[Make Sports Day More Approachable!] Unique Event Names: Fun Competition Titles by Category
Sports festivals are one of the big events for students, aren’t they?
And even among working adults, there are people who join company or community sports days and enjoy them just like students do.
Did you know that lately some sports day events have been given amusing names?
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of humor-filled, unique event names—from ones that make you chuckle to cleverly crafted titles that are truly impressive.
Teachers and organizing committee members who are deciding on sports day event names, please feel free to use these as inspiration.
We hope this helps make your sports day even more exciting.
All-Rounder (1–10)
First up are all-rounders—phrases that are easy to use for any kind of event or competition! Many are playful twists on famous quotes you often hear on TV or on the titles of well-known works.
They fit the spirit of a sports day perfectly, and their straightforward simplicity is part of their appeal.
It could be fun to add your own new twists to the event names we introduce.
Even if people don’t know the original references, they might still find them unique and entertaining.
Use the sample event names as inspiration to help liven up your sports day!
Is it okay for us to be number one? It is!
It’s a competition name that conveys a wish for everyone taking part to charge forward toward victory.
It draws on one of the signature phrases of Jiei Kawahira, a sports caster and narrator, and you can feel a strong will of affirmation.
The phrase also gained attention in commercials for Rakuten Card, and its structure—posing a question followed by affirmation—conveys a positive impression.
The final affirmative phrase is the most important part; by emphasizing it, you express a forward-looking will and momentum.
Attack on ___
It’s a competition name that conveys a sense of urgency, as if capturing the momentum and power of athletes facing their events head-on.
Since it takes inspiration from Attack on Titan, it also evokes the dynamism of battle and the will to confront a massive enemy.
The key is which word to substitute for “Titan,” giving it a versatile feel that could fit any sport.
If you apply it to an individual event, it suggests dynamism; for a team event, it emphasizes unity.
The gap created by turning a familiar sport into a short, tension-filled phrase is a noteworthy element.
When are you going to do it? Now, of course!
It’s a light, catchy event name that seems to express the desire to pour everything into a single moment of competition.
It takes inspiration from the signature phrase of Osamu Hayashi—an instructor at Toshin High School and a well-known media personality—“When do you do it? Right now!” A key point is that by swapping the verb “do” with an action performed in the sport, like “run,” the phrase becomes usable for any event.
Infused with the meaning of staking everything on the present, it would emphasize the atmosphere even more if used as the name of an event where explosive power is crucial.
Running Events (1–10)
Next, we’ll introduce unique and catchy event names recommended for running events such as relays, sprints, centipede races, and scavenger (borrowed item) races.
You’ll find plenty of striking titles inspired by anime names and quotes! Here, you can appreciate brilliantly crafted names brimming with good taste, as well as clever titles that skillfully capture each event’s characteristics.
A great title is sure to make the competition even more exciting and vibrant!
Arrietty the Borrower (Borrowing Race)
It’s an event name that clearly conveys what the competition is about while also making the original reference clear.
Taking a cue from the film The Secret World of Arrietty, it’s a simple twist that changes “borrowing” to “borrowing items.” Since the story is about tiny people who live by borrowing things from humans, the meaning hasn’t changed much, which is a fun touch.
Because the name preserves the feel of the original reference, there’s probably no need to fuss over the wording after “borrowing items,” but if you want to evoke Arrietty more, a nice tweak might be to make the borrowed-item prompts small in size.
Run in the Afternoon
It’s a simple event name that slightly tweaks the wording, inspired by the title of YOASOBI’s song “Racing into the Night.” Since sports days are held during the day, it just changes “night” to “day,” but even that small shift gives it a strangely deflated vibe.
The brevity of the wording, despite being a parody, might also be what creates that curious sense of relaxation.
It’s a name that conveys both a wish for participants to feel the speed of the original song and a hope that they’ll approach the event in a relaxed, easygoing way.
There’s no way our teacher could be this agile (teacher’s competition)
A competition name that’s a play on the light novel “My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute.” It might come as a surprise to teachers who don’t know the work.
Watching their reactions could be fun, right? They might even end up running harder.
〇〇×FAMILY オペレーション<走（ハシリマス）＞
アニメ『SPY×FAMILY』のオペレーション <梟 (ストリクス)>を参考にした競技名です。作戦名に競技名を当てはめるというシンプルな構成、元ネタのスタイリッシュな雰囲気と軽やかな空気感をイメージさせます。「ストリクス」という読みに近い響きの言葉を配置した方が、元ネタへの関心も深まり、楽しさが伝わるのではないでしょうか。走ることを表現した「ハシリマス」を当てはめると、響きの近さとともに、なぜ言い方が丁寧なのかという部分に注目も集まるので、わかりやすいかと思います。