National Sports Day: 10 Interesting Facts about Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand

National Sports Day: 10 Interesting Facts about Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand

Dhyan Chand is regarded as the best hockey player ever. His skills with the stick were amazing and his scoring ability was mesmerising. Dhyan Chand helped India win three successive Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936. His birthday, 29th August, is commended as the National Sports Day in India and the President gives away honours, including Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards to the outstanding players and the coaches on this day.

As India celebrates National Sports Day on August 29, let’s read 10 interesting facts about the legend:

1. Dhyan Chand joined the Indian Army at the age of 16 and took up hockey while he was still enlisted. Since Dhyan Singh used to rehearse a considerable measure at night, he was given the moniker "Chand" by his kindred players.

Chand' implies moon in Hindi.

2. Dhyan Chand was the lead scorer at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics with 14 goals. A news report about India's triumph said "This is certainly not a session of hockey, however enchantment. Dhyan Chand is, truth in fact told, the conjurer of hockey."

3. Despite the fact that Dhyan Chand was associated with numerous noteworthy matches, he considers a specific hockey match to be his best. "On the off chance that anyone asked me which was the best match that I played in, I will unhesitatingly say that it was the 1933 Beighton Cup between Calcutta Customs and Jhansi Heroes."

4. In the 1932 Summer Olympics, India beat USA 24-1 and Japan 11-1. Dhyan Chand scored 12 golas while his sibling Roop Singh got 13 out of the 35 golas that India scored. This prompted them being named the 'hockey twins'.

5. Once when Dhyan Chand was not able score in a match, he contended with the match official about the estimation of the goalpost. Surprisingly, he was

correct; the goalpost was observed to be in repudiation of the official least width endorsed under worldwide tenets.

6. After India's first match at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, people watching disciplines thronged to the hockey stadium. A German daily paper conveyed a pennant feature: 'The Olympic complex currently has a magic as well.' The entire city of Berlin had notices: "Visit the hockey stadium to watch the Indian mystical performer Dhyan Chand in real life."

7. As indicated by far reaching reports, German tyrant Adolf Hitler offered Dhyan Chand German citizenship and a situation in the German Military after a great appearing at the Berlin Olympics. The offer was declined by the Indian mystical performer.

8. Australian extraordinary Don Bradman met Dhyan Chand at Adelaide in 1935. In the wake of watching him play, Bradman commented, "He scores like runs in cricket".

9. Dhyan Chand scored more than 400 goals, spreading over 22 years (192648).

10. Hockey experts in the Netherlands once broke his hockey stick to check if there was a magnet inside.

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