Sports Day

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Sports Day

Every school celebrates ‘Sports Day’.This is a big event of the schools. It is celebrated on 29 August in the India. It is actually the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, Who was a great Indian Olympic Hockey player. On this day different athletic and sports activities are conducted in the school. The matches are not played on the same day .It is conducted for 2–3 days . Only the short term athletic activities are played like(Rope skipping, Relay race, 100 mtr race, 100x4 mtr race, long jump, high jump, hurdle race, three-legged race, marble in spoon race , kho-kho, kabaddi, musical chair contests, carom-board contact, bicycle race etc are conducted in the schools. The separate spaces are to be set for different activities. Athletes seem to be in high spirits. There is much of jostling for the winning places and finally prizes. After all the feats are completed prizes and certificates are given to the winners and runner up. One participant is awarded as the best athlete of the year’. After a short refreshment programme, the meeting is dispersed.