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| Indian Hockey |
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| The game of Hockey is played widely across India. Hockey is very popular and is played by both men and women. Hockey was introduced in India by British Army regiments and the game soon found favour among the native Indians. The first Indian hockey club came up in Calcutta in 1885-86.The Beighton Cup and the Aga Khan Hockey tournament had commenced ...
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| Indian Hockey in Olympics |
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| Ever since India has been contesting at the Olympics, Hockey is the only sport which has won Gold medals, that too not once or twice, but eight times, with 6 of them coming consecutively. Between 1928-1956 Indian Hockey at the Olympics, won the gold medal consecutively, 6 times. India played 24 Olympic matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals (at an a...
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| India and World Cup Hockey |
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| It has been 27 years since India won any medal at the World Cup. Only 3 Indians, Mohinder Singh, Rajinder Singh and Mukesh Kumar have scored more than 2 goals in a single World Cup match. Only 2 Indians, Ashok Kumar, son of l...
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| Dilip Tirkey |
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| Dilip Kumar Tirkey the famous Indian Hockey Player was born on 24th November 1977 in Savnamara near Sundargarh, Orissa. This defender in field hockey hails from originally the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur. Dilip was born to parents, Vincent Tirkey and Resina Tirkey. In the year 1995, he made his international debut for the Indian national Hockey tea...
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| Gagan Ajit Singh |
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| This page on Indian Hockey mentions a brief profile and biography of Indian hockey player Gagan Ajit Singh. Gagan Ajit Singh was born on 9th December , 1980 in Ferozepur, Punjab. He is a field hockey striker who`s father Ajit Singh was a renowned field hockey player, played for the national team .Gagan Ajit Singh has made India proud by his glo...
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| Dhyan Chand |
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| This page is a brief profile and biography of Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand.Dhyan Chand, a lowly sepoy in the British Indian army who rose to become the darling of Hockey fans the world over. Dhyan Chand`s achievement on the Hockey ground often resembled the flash of light ring. The magic of his quick footwork had a great spell on the spect...
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