Sachin Tendulkar celebrates India’s diverse sporting achievements on National Sports Day

Mumbai,aug 29
On the occasion of National Sports Day, Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar expressed happiness while celebrating the “great strides” made by the country in sports and also the fact that country’s current sporting achievements are not limited to one or two marquee sports, but rather reflect the nation’s diversity. The National Sports Day (NSD) 2025 celebration will be led by the Fit India Mission and organised as a three-day nationwide sports and fitness movement from August 29-31, under the theme ‘Ek Ghanta, Khel ke Maidan Main’. Acting on the clarion call given by Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya last week to transform this year’s National Sports Day 2025 into a true people’s movement, States and Union Territories (UTs) across India have begun their preparations for this mega Pan-India celebration.The movement seeks to spread awareness about the importance of dedicating at least 60 minutes daily to physical activity for preventing lifestyle diseases. The spirit of NSD 2025 also pays special tribute to Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship, Respect and Paralympic values of Courage, Determination, Inspiration, and Equality, as per a press release from the Union Sports Ministry.This year, NSD 2025 will be celebrated as a Jan Andolan in the truest sense, with schools, colleges & universities bringing together over 35 crore students, Youth Clubs, volunteers from MY Bharat and National Service Scheme, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), Panchayats, urban local bodies (ULBs), corporates, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), National Sports Federations (NSFs), Sports Authority of India (SAI), and lakhs of community groups joining hands to make it a nationwide festival of sports and fitness.