Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 29: To celebrate the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand marked as the National Sports Day, the State Sports Council held an impressive function at KK Hakhu Astroturf Stadium, here today.
Siddharth Sharma, Joint Secretary, J&K State Sports Council, Jammu along with his members, officers, coaches, besides children paid floral tributes on the portrait of former hockey wizard at the venue.
The dignitaries present on the occasion threw light on the achievements of the former hockey great, popularly known as ‘Jadugar’.
Sweets were distributed among the children on the occasion.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were Ranjeet Kalra, member BCCI, Ajay Sharma, member Sports Council, Ravi Singh, manager MA Stadium, Ashok Singh, manager Indoor Complex, SP Singh, manager KK Hakhu Astroturf Stadium, Satish Gupta, Salamat Choudhary and Bua Ditta.