CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Sports Day – Observed on Aug 29
- National Sports Day is a public holiday celebrated in various countries to honour the national sports teams and sport it ions of those countries.
- On this day people from different age groups take a part in sports like kabaddi, marathon, basketball, hockey etc.
- Major Dhyan Chand, widely known as the “Hockey Wizard” and “The Magician”, was born on August 29, 1905.