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hockey calendar
Vinod Kumar
ONE
of the world’s oldest known sports, hockey is the national game of
India. India has dominated this sport from many decades. Peerless
excellence and incomparable skill has brought India a string of
Olympic gold medals.
Asia and Persia are
said to the birthplaces of hockey. The creation of modern hockey is
credited to UK. The first hockey club was formed in Blackhealth in
1861 and the first international match was held in 1895 between
England and Ireland.
Hockey became popular
in India when the British regiment played the game in India and
introduced it in the British Indian Regiment. The first hockey club
was formed in Kolkata in 1885-86. Indians came and brought along the
touch of stick magic to hockey. We are providing a list of Websites,
which will give you information about Indian hockey.
http://ihf.nic.in
This is an official
site of Indian Hockey Federation (IHF). The history and constitution
of the IHF is available here. On this site, a list of India’s ‘A’
grade tournaments and hockey event calendar for 2002 is given. The
history of World Cup and junior World Cup is also available. Here
you will come to know about the rules and regulation and how the
game of hockey is conducted and played. Addresses of hockey
associations in different states in India are given in the directory
section. The list of approved equipment is on this site. Name of
each and every player who has represented India in Olympics from
1928 to 2000 is given here. It also has a photo gallery of Indian
hockey.
www.bharatiyahockey.org
The site has a
comprehensive data on Indian hockey. Biography of legendary Dhyan
Chand has been posted on this site. This site pays a rich tribute to
the maestro. The latest hockey news from around the world is also
available. There is a section called Indian Hockey Library that has
the autobiography of Balbir Singh (senior), Aslam Sher Khan and
Dhyan Chand. Golden moments of Indian hockey are also listed. This
site has a complete Indian hockey calendar.
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