Tag: National Sports Day

He was the master magician of hockey and undoubtedly the finest hockey player in the world, even today. Dhyan Singh got the name 'Chand' after his fellow players noticed him practicing generally during the night after his duty hours, and so the name became, Major Dhyan Chand.

The Prime Minister also wished people on Janmashtami during the Mann Ki Baat address.

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh and Paralympian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan here on the occasion of National Sports Day. The President also gave away the Dronacharya awards to Late […]

Prominent woman athlete Purnima Hembram was today conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award while Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also felicitated six other Odia girls, who participated in the Rio Olympics, on the National Sports Day

Mumbai: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday spent some time with the inmates of St. Anthony’s Old Age Home located in Bandra here on the occasion of National Sports Day. In a 45-second video shared on Twitter, Tendulkar can be seen playing carrom and interacting and sharing jokes with the women inmates. “Spent some […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conferred the Biju Patnaik Awards for Sports, Bravery and State Award for Social Service on the occasion of National Sports Day today. Ace para shuttler Pramod Bhagat of Bargarh district won the Biju Patnaik Sports Award, which was received by another para badminton player, Dileswar Rao on his behalf. […]

Visakhapatnam: In a gaffe that left the city red-faced, the organisers of National Sports Day celebrations here mistook P.T. Usha for tennis star Sania Mirza and erected a poster with a photograph of the latter bearing the name of the legendary athlete. The poster, put up near the Submarine museum on Beach Road, went viral […]

Bengaluru: The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will engage with fans through skill challenges to celebrate the National Sports Day on Saturday which marks the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Hockey India said that it will be posting videos of various players challenging the fans to perform hockey skills on its […]

New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced an enhancement in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports Awards. Rijiju made this announcement on the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand, which is also celebrated as National Sports Day. The prize money […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday paid tributes to legendary sportsperson Major Dhyan Chand on the occasion of his 115th birth anniversary. This day is also commemorated as the National Sports Day every year. Modi took to Twitter to remind that Dhyan Chand’s birthday, which is also […]

New Delhi: India’s sporting heroes were bestowed the annual national awards in an unparalleled online ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic during which athletes logged in from multiple cities to be honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind. This year a whopping 74 were picked for the national honours, including an unprecedented five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnas […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today presented Biju Patnaik Sports Award to outstanding sports persons and coaches on the occasion of National Sports Day celebrated through video conferencing. Jayanti Behera and Deep Grace Ekka received Biju Patnaik Sports Award for outstanding performance in sports and games. Both of them were felicitated with cash award […]