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Narendra Modi, Vijay Goel, others wish nation on National Sports Day

Updated on: 29 August,2016 05:47 PM IST  | 
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and others wished the nation on the occasion of 'National Sports Day'

Narendra Modi, Vijay Goel, others wish nation on National Sports Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and others wished the nation on the occasion of 'National Sports Day'.


The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29 every year. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928,1932 and 1936.



Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 'Mann Ki Baat' address on Sunday paid tributes to the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand and said that he was a live example of 'sportsman spirit and patriotism'.

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