National Sports Day is celebrated in India every year on August 29 to celebrate the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard Major Dhyan Chand. He was born on this day in 1905. 

• National Sports Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of Indian athletes and to inspire the youth to take up sports as a career. It is also a day to promote sports and physical fitness among the people of India.
• National Sports Day was first celebrated on 29 August 2012 on the birthday of legendary hockey player, Major Dhyan Chand. Since then the event is annually observed on August 29th. In 2023 the event will be observed on Tuesday, August 29th.
• The theme for the National Sports Day 2023 celebration is "Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit society".