National Sports Day: Remembering the great Dhyan Chand Singh
He helped India gain recognition around the world, teams started fearing the Indian hockey team, single handed producing winning moments, scoring 400 goals and creating countless memories, Dhyal Chan is regarded as the greatest field hockey player of all time.
August 29 marks the birth anniversary of India’s greatest athlete Dhyan Chand Singh, thus in honour of the wizard, today is also celebrated as National Sports Day.
On this day, matches are organised between different Indian hockey teams at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. National Sports Awards such as Arjuna and Khel Ratna are conferred on selected athletes by the President of India every year, on this day
Dhyan Chand also was known as Wizard was an incredible athlete who put India on the map back when the world was busy with war and political crisis. He was known for his sublime goal scoring skills and extraordinary ball control, helping India win gold medals in three different Olympics 1928, 1932 and 1936, a feat that made India a force to reckon with in hockey.
He helped India gain recognition around the world, teams started fearing the Indian hockey team, single handed producing winning moments, scoring 400 goals and creating countless memories, Dhyal Chan is regarded as the greatest field hockey player of all time.