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National Sports Day: August 29
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- The National Sports Day is observed every year on 29th august every year to birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand who was born on 29 August 1905.
- The legendary hockey player was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- The Government of India honoured him by conferring him the Padma Bhushan
- He is mostly remembered for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning 3 Olympic gold medals in field hockey in 1928 (Amsterdam), 1932 (Los Angeles) and 1936 (Berlin).
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