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On the celebration of birth anniversary of Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand, various sporting events will be held across the country to celebrate National Sports Day on Thursday, August 29, as reported by The Hindu.
The official announcement to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand as National Sports Day was made by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Tuesday.
There will be a series of sporting events conducted in various cities of India on this day in collaboration with other organizations like Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Authority of India (SAI), All India Council of Physical Education, Association of Indian Universities and Asian Football Development Project headed by FICCI.
“Plan for the National Sports day celebration was conceived last year. We hope that this would play a pivotal role in overall development and growth of the nation,” said Sanjiv Paul, Chairman of FICCI sports committee.
“We need to build a sports culture in the country. We do not take sports as seriously as the other sporting nation do. Our sports persons do not get the respect that they deserve,” Onkar Kedia, Joint secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said.
FIFA, which has recognized India as the next big platform for football, also sent in words appreciation for this program.
“I congratulate everyone for coming up with an idea such as this to celebrate the National Sports Day. Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) will work extensively in India for the development of football and sports overall. Also we will initiate football for a social change programme in India,” Prince Ali Bin Hussein, Vice-President, FIFA Asia, said.
