Port Blair, Aug. 24: National Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29th August on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand (Hockey wizard). As part of the celebration, the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs in association with Directorate of Education organized Table Tennis Tournament in the category of Singles & Double U-17 Girls & Boys and Open for Women and Men and Men’s Doubles on Aug. 22 & 23, 2023. Altogether, 75 participants took part in the tournament.

The Department also conducted Road Race today, in which 80 persons actively participated. The Department has congratulated all the winners & runners up of the events. The Department has also congratulated Smti. Mary Gladies, R/o Birdline, 67-year-old woman who successfully completed the road race from Netaji Stadium to Mazar Pahar and back to Netaji Stadium.