National Sports Day

 National Sports Day

National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated on 29 th August in memory of the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand who is born on this date in 1905. In this day people of different ages participate in sports like marathon, kabaddi, cricket and many more. In this day in many places arrange some sports activities or tournaments to spread awareness of physical activities in our life. The government has also introduced many schemes including the Khelo India movement in 2018. Every year at Rashtrapati Bhawan awards is given like the Dhyan Chand award, the Dronacharya Award, the Arjuna award and the Rajiv Gandi Khel Ratna award to the real heroes of our nation who brings pride to our country. In Haryana, Karnataka and Punjab many sports events and seminars are also organised on sports day.