Question
Download Solution PDFIndia's 'National Sports Day' coincides with the birthday of which sportperson?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dhyan Chand.
- National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 every year to honor the hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand.
- The Government of India has decided to celebrate his birthday as the National Sports Day since 2012.
- Major Dhyan Chand had won three Olympic gold medals.
- At the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, Dhyan Chand was appointed as the captain of the Indian Hockey team.
Additional Information
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- Kapil Dev was the captain when India lifted the ICC one day international world cup the first time in 1983.
- The initial 400 meters national record was set by the Flying Sikh (Milkha Singh) at the Rome Olympics in the year 1960.
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