To observe the birth anniversary of one of the greatest hockey players, Major Dhyan Chand, on Tuesday, ‘National Sports Day’ will be held in the entire State. Various sports tournaments will be organised in State to observe the D-day. The sports tournaments will be organised on Tuesday.
National Sports Day is organised every year to mark the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Yashodhara Raje Scindia will inaugurate the event at TT Nagar Stadium. To mark the occasion, Scindia will also inaugurate the newly constructed Snooker and Billiards training hall at TT Nagar Stadium.
It is to be noted that during the inauguration of newly constructed Snooker and Billiards training hall international snooker player Kamal Chawla will also grace the occasion. The Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Upendra Jain will also be present during the event.
On the day, a friendly match of hockey will be played between the teams of Hockey Academy and Bhopal Hockey at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey stadium. later, a district level Badminton tournament will be inaugurated.
The tournament will be played from Tuesday till Saturday at Badminton Court, TT Nagar Stadium. It is to be noted that as many as 400 players from across the State are participating in both junior and senior categories. Similarly, various events will be organised in all the districts of the State to observe the National Sports Day.
Notably, Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time. He is known for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals in hockey.
He is also known as the ‘Wizard of Hockey’. Chand played his final international match in 1948, having scored more than 400 goals during his international career. The Government of India awarded him honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956.