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Hockey
(Olympic.org)
Updated: 2006-08-19 21:20  Olympic sport since 1908
Hockey is the oldest known ball and stick game. Records exist of it
having been played in Persia in 2000 BC. The name hockey probably derives from
the French hocquet, or shepherdĄ¯s crook, and refers to the crooked stick which
is used to hit a small ball.
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| China's Yi Bo Ma (R), and Silke Mueller of Germany fight for the
ball during their Champions Trophy Women's Field Hockey Tournament final
match in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, July 16 2006. [Reuters] |
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game became more organised late in the 19th century and became an Olympic sport
in 1908. Until the 1970s, the game at international level was mainly played on
natural grass, but has become an even more exciting and Skilful India dominated
the sport for three decades, winning all six Olympic gold medals and 30
consecutive games from 1928 to 1956.
The first Balbir Singh, who was followed by four more players of the same
name who also played for victorious Indian teams, scored five goals in a 6-1
gold-medal victory over the Netherlands in Helsinki in 1952.
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