The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.[1] This day marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He scored 400 goals in his total career, from 1926 - 1949 (according to his autobiography, Goals).[2]