National Sports Day

The National sports day is celebrated in India on every 29 August as a tribute to the Indian legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. The day marks the birth anniversary of hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand. He was a great player and he won the gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936.

Sports help us to improve both physical and mental strength. Our body remains fit and healthy. National Sports ceremony provides opportunity for healthy excitement and joy.

We celebrated the National Sports Day on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 in our school playground. All the students of class VI to class X, teaching staff and sports faculty took part in the celebration.

The programme began at 4:00 p.m. with the introduction about Major Dhyan Chand, given by FSSA student head Krishna Saket of class IX.

The students were explained about the importance of Sports and the relevance of National Sports day by VAG army student secretary Harshith Nambur of class IX. Another student secretary of VAG army Abhishek Patil of class IX organized a quiz for students regarding sports. The students actively participated in the quiz and came to know much information about sports. Later, some students of class VI to class X played Kabaddi, Football and Hockey with great enthusiasm and pleasure. A great interest was observed among the students. The teachers encouraged and cheered them up while they were playing. The atmosphere of the programme took a festive look.
This programme helped our students in developing the team spirit, realising the significance of sports and positive attitude towards sports.