Field hockey is the national game of India. A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ...

History

Field Hockey became popular in India when the British army regiments played the game while stationed within Indian lands. Not long after, Indian regiments also picked up the game and began playing regularily. The first Indian hockey club was formed in Calcutta in 1885-86, followed by Bombay and Punjab. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...

In the Olympic Games, India played hockey for the first time at the 1928 Games held in Amsterdam, when they reached the final. In the final, India defeated Holland by three goals to nil. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with 6. ...

The Indians brought a touch of magic to their play and their ball juggling feats were a sheer delight.

The golden era of hockey in India was the period from 1928 to 1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympic Games. During that era, India played 24 Olympic matches, winning all 24, scoring 178 goals and conceding only 7.

In 1960 after 28 consecutive victories in the Olympic Games, India lost 0-1 to Pakistan in the final at the Rome Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ...

India however won gold medal in 1964 Tokyo Olympics. However another gold medal for India came in the 1980 Moscow Olympics only and none thereafter so far. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ...

National tournaments

• 1)All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Chennai[T.N.]
• 2)All india Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament, Chandigarh[Punjab]
• 3)All india Surmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar[Punjab]
• 4)All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Hockey Tournament, Delhi
• 5)All India Aagha Khan Hockey Tournament, Mumbai[Maharashtra]
• 6)All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Mumbai[Maharashtra]
• 7)All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Bhopal[M.P.]
• 8)All India Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament, Delhi
• 9)All India Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament, Delhi
• 10)All India Sanjay Hockey Tournament,Delhi
• 11)All India K D singh Babu Memorial Invitational Prize Money Hockey Tournament,Lucknow[U.P.]
• 11)All India Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Tournament,Jalandhar[Punjab]
• 13)All india Liberals Hockey Tournament,Nabha
• 14)All India Shri Shadilal Rajendra Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament,Shamli[U.P.]
• 15)All India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Tournament,Jammu[J & K]
• 16)All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament,Kolkata[W.B]
• 17)All India G.P.Kuppuswami Naidu Hockey Tournament,Kovilpatti[T.N.]
• 18)Senior National Hockey Tournament
• 19)Junior National Hockey Tournament
• 20)Sub-junior National Hockey Tournament

Beighton Cup is the oldest field hockey tournament in the world. ...

Major Players

• Dhyan Chand
• K. D. Singh
• Dhanraj Pillay
• Dilip Tirkey

Commemorative stamp issued by the Indian post in 1980. ... Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 in Barabanki - 27 March 1978) popularly known as K.D.Singh or Babu was a famous indian hockey player. ... Dhanraj Pillay (born July 16, 1968) is a former field hockey player and captain of the Indian hockey team. ... Dileep (Dilip) Kumar Tirkey (born November 24, 1977 in Savnamara near Sundargarh, Orissa) is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur. ...

Women field Hockey in India

Indian womens hockey has played a very important role in Asia, but it has failed to make presence in world cup and olympic games like it's male counterparts.

india has never qualified in an olympic games and in world cup, its best result was 4th position in year 1974 in the 1st womens world cup hockey held in France. From 1974 til 2002 India failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup. At the 2002 Women's World Cup, India places 12th and in 2006, India places 11th.

Results

• world cup*

1st world cup -1974 ,France - 4th place 9th world cup -2002 ,Argentina - 12th place 10th world cup-2006 ,The Netherlands - 11th place

• commonwealth games*

commonwealth games 2002,Manchester, United Kingdon - 1st place commonwealth games 2006,Melbourne, Australia - 2nd place

• afro-Asian games*

1st afro-Asian games 2003,Hyderabad, India - 1st place

• junior world cup*

4th junior world cup 2001, Argentina - 9th place 5th junior world cup 2005, Chile - 12th place

See also

• Hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• Hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• Hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Only a men competition occurred that year. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Only a men competition occurred that year. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Only a mens competition occurred that year. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics: Only mens competitions occurred during this year. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics: Only a mens competition occurred that year. ...

External links

• Bhartiya Hockey Website
• Indian Hockey Website