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National Sports Day 2024 - August 23
August 29 , 2024
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- It was first celebrated in 2012.
- This day honors the Major Dhyan Chand’s contributions to Indian hockey on his birth anniversary.
- He is credited with leading India to three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936.
- He represented India in 185 matches and scoring over 400 goals.
- To honour his contribution, India’s highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
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