National Sports Day 2024: every year 29 August is celebrated as National Sports Day, This day is celebrated on the occasion of the birthday of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, He was called the magician of hockey, Everyone was crazy about his hockey playing skills, Even German dictator Hitler was not untouched by this, There is an incident between Major Dhyanchand and Hitler that people remember even today,
Hitler was refused
From common man to special person, everyone was a fan of the game of Indian hockey wizard Major Dhyanchand, The name of German dictator Hitler was also included in this.1936 During the Berlin Olympic Games in 1915, Hitler offered him the highest rank in the German army., Rejecting this, Dhyanchand had said that he has eaten the salt of India, I will not betray my country, It was his magic that he proved to be India’s first global sports star,
Achieved victory in many games
There are many famous stories about him, Dhyanchand 1928 in Amsterdam1932 in Los Angeles and 1936 Who led the Indian Hockey team in the 1973 Berlin Olympic Games, He won a gold medal for the country in these games., During this time, cricket legend Don Bradman also became a fan of his game., Year 1935 The two met in Adelaide in 1979, At that time the Indian hockey team was on a tour to Australia, Don Bradman had told Dhyan Chand after seeing his game, You score goals like runs in cricket,
14 Started hockey at the age of
Let us tell you about the birth of Major Dhyanchand 29 august1905 It happened in Allahabad, His father Sameshwar Dutt Singh was in the army, He used to play hockey in the army, He came to Jhansi due to transfer, At that time, Dhyanchand 6 were years old, His studies,It was written in Jhansi itself. 14 At the age of 18, he held a hockey stick in his hand for the first time and his passion for hockey began from here, He used to play a lot of hockey with his friends,
