Consistently, 29th August has been seen as National Sports Day in India. The primary National Sports Day was commended on 29th August 2012, on the birth commemoration of Major Dhyan Chand who was the star of hockey group of India. The day is utilized as a stage to send off different games plans as well as coordinate different games and workshops to spread mindfulness about the significance of proactive tasks and sports throughout everyday life.
National Sports Day 2022 - Monday, August 29
Public Sports Day is additionally called with the name Rashtriya Khel Divas in certain pieces of India. In 1979, the Indian Postal Department honored Major Dhyan Chand after his passing and renamed the National Stadium of Delhi as Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi. In 2012, it was declared that daily should be praised as National Sports Day with the thought process of spreading mindfulness about the soul of sportsmanship and engendering the message of different games. Furthermore, for this again a recognition was given to Major Dhayan Chand on his introduction to the world commemoration and declared 29th August as National Sports Day in India.
Major Dhyan Chand was brought into the world on 29th August 1905, in Allahabad and was an extraordinary hockey player of his time. He was known as the star or wizard of a hockey player as during his period, his group acquired full go-around of gold decorations in Olympics during years-1928, 1932, and 1936. He played universally for a very long time from 1926 to 1949. He complete played 185 matches in his vocation and scored 570 objectives. He was so energetic about hockey, that he used to rehearse for the game around evening time in the twilight which drove him to the name, Dhyan Chand. In 1956, Dhyan Chand was granted Padma Bhushan Award, he was the third regular citizen to get the honor.
