National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August of every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand Singh. He had an extraordinary talent for scoring goals, due to which Indian hockey won gold medals in the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932 and 1936. His era is called the ‘Golden era’ of Indian hockey. He served the Indian army and is known as the ‘Jewel of the country’.
Even in our school we celebrated National Sports Day on 29th August with lots of enthusiasm and preparation.
The assembly hall was decorated with pictures of all sportspersons who made India proud in this years Olympic Games. Shreya B Allure from class 9C spoke on National Sports Day.
