Mumbai, December 3: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday paid tribute to Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand on the occasion of his death anniversary, calling him an "inspiration for hockey players worldwide".슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Born on August 29, 1905, a three-time Olympic gold medal winner, Major Dhyan Chand was part of the Indian hockey team which won gold in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 editions of the Olympics. In his 185 appearances for the country, he scored 570 goals for India. He died on December 3, 1979. He was also known as 'The Wizard' and 'The Magician' for his skills with the hockey stick. Upbeat Indian National Hockey Team Leaves for Women슬롯사이트s Junior Asia Cup 2024.

Taking to X, Mandaviya posted a picture of him playing floral tribute to the hockey legend in front of his statue at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi.

Mansukh Mandaviya Pays슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Tribute To슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Dhyan Chand

Also, notably, Hockey India took to X, paying tribute to Hockey legend, writing.

Hockey India Pays슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Tribute to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Dhyan Chand

In 2021, the country's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna was named after the hockey legend as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award was earlier named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Every year on August 29, the birthday of Dhyan Chand, National Sports Day is celebrated all over India.

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