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SPORTS | National Sports Day and Fit India

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August has become a month of sporting celebration in India. The country observes
National Sports Day on August 29, which also marks the 7th anniversary of the
Fit India campaign. The Fit India campaign has fostered awareness and active
engagement on health and fitness across the nation. This is why the Central
Government is strengthening the sports ecosystem based on the five pillars of
the National Sports Policy 2025: A Vision to Harness the Power of Sports for the
Nation’s Holistic Development...

ndia celebrates National Sports Day every of sports and fitness under the Fit India
year on August 29 to mark the birth an- campaign.
Iniversary of the legendary hockey player The current central government launched
Major Dhyan Chand. While the country is the ‘Khelo Bharat Policy-2025’ on July 10,
grooming athletes with the aim of becoming 2025. This new policy replaced the National
a top-10 sporting nation by 2036 and a top-5 Sports Policy of 2001. Work has commenced
nation by 2047, the fitness of its citizens on a visionary five-pillar framework under
remains a key priority for Prime Minister this policy, aimed at establishing India as a
Narendra Modi. The Fit India Movement was global sporting superpower and ensuring
launched in 2019. It has since evolved into excellence in international sporting events,
a widespread fitness revolution across the including the 2036 Olympic Games. This
country. In 2025, over 350 million people policy will foster a healthier, more engaged,
participated in the nationwide celebration and empowered citizenry.

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