India, Aug. 29 -- In a grand celebration on the occasion of National Sports Day on August 29, the Maharashtra government's department of school education and sports will honour 331 medal-winning athletes at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge-Balewadi, with the event also witnessing the inauguration of the ambitious 'Mission Lakshyavedh' high-performance centre aimed at providing world-class training facilities to aspiring athletes across the state.

The ceremony, scheduled to begin at 4 pm in the weightlifting hall of the complex, will be attended by a host of dignitaries including deputy chief minister and Pune guardian minister Ajit Pawar, union minister of state Muralidhar Mohol, higher and technical education minister Ch...