India celebrates National Sports Day

NEW DELHI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- India celebrated National Sports Day on Tuesday, and honored the birth anniversary of the nation's hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand, who clinched gold medals in the Olympics for India in 1928, 1932, and 1936, officials said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to all the country's sportspersons and paid homage to Chand. In a statement, Modi expressed, "On Nationa