Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand on the occasion of National Sports Day today.
Dhyan Chand, who was born this day in 1905, is regarded as one of the best players to have ever played the sport. His birthday is observed as the ‘National Sports Day’ in the country.
Odisha Chief Minister took to Twitter to pay his tributes to the hockey legend on the occasion.
The CM said that the hockey legend mesmerized millions of sports lovers with his inimitable skills & brought sporting glory for the nation. His golden legacy continues to inspire sportspersons from across the world, Naveen tweeted.
“Tributes to hockey wizard #MajorDhyanChand on #NationalSportsDay. The hockey legend mesmerised millions of sports lovers with his inimitable skills & brought sporting glory for the nation. His golden legacy continues to inspire sportspersons from across the world”, Naveen tweeted.
Tributes to hockey wizard #MajorDhyanChand on #NationalSportsDay. The hockey legend mesmerised millions of sports lovers with his inimitable skills & brought sporting glory for the nation. His golden legacy continues to inspire sportspersons from across the world#OdishaForSports pic.twitter.com/aiJ6i7QIKH
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 29, 2020
Dhyan Chand was instrumental in India’s hat-trick of gold medals in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics. Known for his unmatchable goal-scoring abilities, Dhyan Chand is renowned as ‘the magician or the wizard of hockey’, mainly because of his skills with the hockey stick.
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