Dhyan Chand remembered by playing hockey match, academy won in friendly match

Sports events held at TT Nagar Stadium, Sai Center, Major Dhyan Chand Stadium Link Road No. 1, Chhoti Jheel and Swimming Pool

Began with tug of war in TT Nagar Earlier, the celebration of Sports Day started from TT Nagar Stadium. Here, under the Ek Ghanta Khel Maidan, football, tug of war, boxing, wrestling, football falling games were organized. Here Sports Minister Vishwas Sarang participated in tug of war apart from administering the oath. On the other hand, events like tug of war and hockey etc. were also held at Sai Center Bhopal. Here MP Alok Sharma, Sai Director Abhishek Singh Chauhan and former international judo player Kamala Rawat participated in the sports event. Earlier, MP Alok Sharma also started the registration of players for the sports festival.

Sameer Dad, Mo Yusuf, Mehboob Khan, Kamal Chawla and Ankit honoured
On National Sports Day, Hockey Magician Dada Dhyanchand was remembered by playing hockey. He was paid tribute. Sports events started from 7 am and continued till late evening. But the real focus was on hockey. An exhibition match was played between MP Hockey Academy Bhopal and Railway team at 5.00 pm at Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Link Road No. 1, which MP Academy won 3-2. In this match, Konen Dad scored double goals from the Academy side. While Anas also scored a goal from his stick. From the Railways side, Jamir scored one goal on PC while Taj scored the second field goal. Before this, five players of the city were honoured with Rs. 21,000 each by Sports and Youth Welfare MP Government. Those who were honored include Mehboob Khan, Sameer Dad, Me Yusuf, who played in the Olympics from Bhopal, international snooker player Kamal Chawla and long jumper Ankit Sharma who played in the Rio Olympics 2016. All were honored by Sports Minister Vishwas Sarang, Sports Director Rakesh Gupta and Joint Director Balu Singh Yadav. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav also joined the program virtually and addressed the players.

Kayaking-Canoeing in Chhoti Lake

Sports Day was celebrated by organizing a kayaking canoeing race in Chhoti Lake. MP Kayaking Canoeing Association President Paus Bundela administered the oath. Earlier, Secretary Mayank Thakur gave information about the games to the players. CEO Dr. Sumant flagged off the race. Dragon boat events will be held here on Saturday.

Sports Day celebrated in swimming pool

Sports Day was celebrated in Purushottam Gaur Swimming Pool. There, swimmers from Bhopal jumped into the pool taking the Fit India oath and made a deal on the board. On this occasion, Bhopal Swimming Association President Anil Aparwal, Secretary Ramkumar Khilrani, Prateek Katiyar, Vikram Batham, KC Raikwar, Mukesh Mishra, Pankaj Batham, Ganesh Kunte, Farhan Ahmed, Brajbhan Dhakad and many other swimmers were present.

Today, seminar at TT Nagar Stadium

Sports Day will be celebrated for three days. On the second day, i.e. Saturday, a seminar will be held in this series. In which Madanlal will give a motivational speech. D Manoj Nagar and Sanjana Kiran will present their views on psychology. This program will be held at TT Nagar Stadium.