The National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 on the birth anniversary of _________.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Bishan Singh Bedi
Vijay Amritraj
Kunjarani Devi
Major Dhyan Chand
Answers
The National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
Hockey Wizard Major Dhyan Chand :
Major Dhyan Chand was one of the greatest hockey players ever played the game. He was a mastermind in scoring goals which helped India to win gold in Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
• Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi : Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was Nawab of Pataudi and was said to be one of the best captains to represent India in Test cricket. However he played 46 Test Matches scoring 2,793 runs with his higest individual score of 203 (not out) runs.
• Bishan Singh Bedi : Bishan Singh Bedi is an ex-cricketer from India to represent the country in 67 Test Matches having taken 266 wickets with his orthodox bowling.
• Vijay Amritraj : Vijay Amritraj is a former tennis player who played for India. He won 18 titles in Singles. He was also awarded with Padma Shri.
• Kunjarani Devi : Kunjarani Devi is a former sportswoman in weightlifting from India. In her career, he gained more than 50 international medals. Indian Govt. awarded her with Arjuna Award, Rajib Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Padma Shri in various time of her life. She helped India to secure a gold in 2006 CWG.
The National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
Some Information about Major Dhyan Chand :
• Major Dhyan Chand was a player of Hokey.
• He is also known as Wizard of Hockey.
• He was born on 29 th of August , 1905.
• His born place was Pryagraj.
Why he is known as Wizard of Hockey?
It is said that , Major Dhyan Chand was so perfect in his game that whenever he used to play hockey, the ball always got stuck to his hockey stick.
Because of this his hockey was also examined when he was playing. But there was nothing wrong with him.
It was all the result of hard work and strong determination. From that time he is known as Wizard of Hockey.