India celebrates National Sports Day on 29th August to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand. The day is also dedicated to the nations’ sports heroes and champions, honoring their contribution and dedication towards bringing laurels to the country. With the aim to raise awareness about the values of sports: discipline, perseverance, sportsman spirit, teamwork, and to encourage public in large to take up sports and make it an integral part of their lives while emphasizing on the importance of being fit and healthy. Over the years, the government has also used this day as a platform to launch various sports schemes, including the Khelo India movement. GD Goenka Public School, Rohini, Sector 9, encourages it’s students to play and stay fit and promotes all the various sports on this sports day.
