Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay urged the younger generation to make sports and physical exercise part of their daily lives. In his National Sports Day message, he highlighted their role in building discipline, confidence, leadership, perseverance and team spirit
Published Date – 29 August 2026, 02:54 PM
Chennai: The younger generation should make sports and physical exercise an integral part of their daily lives, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said on Saturday.
In his National Sports Day message, Vijay said sports is not merely about winning medals; it also serves as an excellent platform for cultivating discipline, perseverance, self-confidence, leadership qualities, and team spirit.
Physical fitness is essential for a healthy, joyful, and fulfilling life.
“The younger generation must embrace sports and physical exercise as an integral part of their daily lives,” he said in a post on ‘X.’
On the occsasion, he extended his best wishes to all sportspersons.
He said: “On this day, I wish that sportspersons from Tamil Nadu showcase their talents brilliantly in international and national-level competitions, accumulate victories, and make India’s tricolor fly even higher. Let us grow in sports, Let us shine in victory.”
He recalled that the national Sports Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the legendary captain of the Indian hockey team, Major Dhyan Chand.
