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Indian Hockey
Indian HockeyThe origin of Indian hockey dates back to the days of the Imperial rule. It was introduced in India by the British. Today the popularity of the game has made hockey the national sport of India. The impressive performance of the national team in various tournaments has boosted the popularity of Indian hockey.
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Indian Hockey
Indian Hockey
 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 ...
 
Indian Hockey in Olympics
Indian Hockey in Olympics
 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...

 
Indian Hockey Players
 The national game of India is Field hockey. Hockey has a very old history. Hundreds of years ago Hockey was played with the abstrusenesses of the primitive form. To accomplish its present form, it passed through different sta...
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India and World Cup Hockey
India and World Cup Hockey
 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...

 
Dilip Tirkey
Dilip Tirkey
 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...

Gagan Ajit Singh
Gagan Ajit Singh
 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...

 
Dhyan Chand
Dhyan Chand
 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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