Dayanchand's birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day to honour his achievements in the field of hockey.
Every country celebrates National Sports Day on different dates. On this day, sports competitions like basketball and sports are held in all schools and colleges and prizes are awarded for them.
Accordingly, the Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Durunasaryar Award will be conferred today at the Rashtra Bhavan to honour outstanding athletes. The awards were presented to the athletes by the President of India.
Indian athletes are the top medallists at this year's Asian Games held in Indonesia and have so far won 9 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 22 bronze medals, taking a total of 50 medals.
In this context, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to all the people of India on the occasion of National Sports Day and said in his message shared on his Twitter page, “I salute all the players who have participated in sports competitions on their behalf. “India so far. Indian athletes have performed well and won medals in this year's Asian Games. He mentioned this.
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