National Sports Day: Quotes, significance and top 20 Indian sports players

National Sports Day is celebrated globally to honour the sportspersons, traditional sports, sportsmanship and national sports teams. Read this article to know more about the day

National Sports Day is celebrated to mark Major Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary.
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National Sports Day is celebrated to mark Major Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary.

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Whether it is Virat Kohli hugging Babar Azam or Neeraj Chopra defending Arshad Nadeem, sports have become a way of building better and sustainable relationships. Sports is one of those things that transcends all man-made boundaries. Sports Day is celebrated across the world to honour sports.

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National Sports Day is considered a public holiday and is observed in different countries to celebrate their national sports players, sports teams and sports traditions who have earned recognition and respect for the country.

National Sports Day: History and significance

First Published: Aug 29 2022 | 11:34 AM IST

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