Aug 8 named fitness day to promote sports

The first anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games will be celebrated nationwide on Aug 8 with music and dance but the date will also be used every year to promote physical activity.

The State Council, the Cabinet, has named Aug 8 as the National Fitness Day, starting this year, the State General Administration of Sport said yesterday.

"The move is to meet people's need for doing sports and to further help promote sports among people," sports minister Liu Peng said.