National Sports Day is a public holiday celebrated in various countries to honour the national sports teams and sports traditions of those countries. On this The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. This day marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He score 570 goals in his career, from 1926 to 1949.
On the day, states like Haryana, Punjab, and Karnataka among others organise events to promote a sporting culture among the youth of the country. Post-2012, the government has used this day to launch various sports schemes, including the Khelo India movement, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018.
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