Question

National Sports Day is celebrated in honour of
1. Kapil Dev
2. Dhanraj Pillay
3. Kothajit Singh
4. Dhyan Chand

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Dhyan Chand

The correct answer is Dhyan Chand.

• The National Sports Day is celebrated on Dhyan Chand's birthday on August 29 to honour the hockey legend.

• Dhyan Chand’s career spanned from 1926 to 1948 and ended as one of the greatest hockey players of all time after having represented India in 185 matches and scored over 400 goals during this period.
• He was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to Sharadha Singh and Sameshwar Singh - a soldier in the British Indian Army.

• Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. He led India to win the first Cricket World Cup title in 1983.
• Retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team Dhanraj Pillay made 339 appearances for the national team and is recorded, unofficially, to have scored 170 goals. 
• Indian Hockey player Kothajit Singh represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics.