The Prime Minister posted a tweet to mark National Sports Day, celebrated annually today on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player "Greetings on National Sports Day and tributes to Major Dhyan Chand Ji on his birth anniversary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the nation on National Sports Day. Taking to microblogging sites, he added, "Greetings on National Sports Day and tributes to Major Dhyan Chand Ji on his birth anniversary. Recent years have been great for sports. May this trend continue. May sports keep gaining popularity across India."
The Award is administered by the Sports Ministry and given away every year at a special function by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan
'Today, on National Sports Day, we pay tributes to Major Dhyan Chand, whose magic with the hockey stick can never be forgotten.'
The Prime Minister stated that the union government is making numerous efforts to popularise sports and support sporting talent in the country
Hockey India said that it will be posting videos of various players challenging the fans to perform hockey skills on its social media pages.
To commemorate his birth anniversary, the Government of India decided to honour his birthday as the National Sports Day.
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Major Dhyan Chand, known as the 'Magician of Hockey', had led Indian side to golden glory in Olympics three times.
