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Field hockey in India

Field hockey in India refers to two teams, theIndia men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team.
Field hockey in India
Chandigarh hockey stadium.JPG
International hockey match in Chandigarh
CountryIndia
Governing bodyHockey India
National teamIndia
National competitions
International competitions

ManagementEdit

New Committee (IOA)Edit

The Indian Olympic Association appointed a new five-member national selection committee. This panel will work in conjunction with the International Hockey Federation in managing field hockey in India.[1] The panel was headed by Aslam Sher Khan, a former MP and former hockey captain and includes Ashok Kumar, Ajit Pal Singh,Zafar Iqbal and Dhanraj Pillay. Aslam Sher Khan has now been replaced by Ajit Pal Singhas the chairman of the national selection committee. Aslam Sher Khan was highly displeased by this decision, though he remained as a selector.[2][3]
In a 30 April 2008 interview with India Today, Khan indicated the impact of the 2007 film about the National Women's Hockey Team,Chak De India, on his future strategy by stating that he wants "to create a 'Chak De' effect" within Indian hockey.[4]

India Men's Team at OlympicsEdit

India Men's Team at World cupEdit

Related Article : Hockey World Cup
YearRankVenue
19713rd PlaceBarcelona, Spain
1973Runner UpAmstelveen, Netherlands
1975WinnerKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19786th PlaceBuenos Aires, Argentina
19825th PlaceBombay, India
198612th PlaceLondon, England
199010th PlaceLahore, Pakistan
19945th PlaceSydney, Australia
19989th PlaceUtrecht, Netherlands
200210th PlaceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200611th PlaceMonchengladbach, Germany
20108th PlaceNew Delhi, India
20149th PlaceThe Hague, Netherlands
2018QualifiedBhubaneswar, India

National teamsEdit

National men's teamEdit

Main article: India men's national field hockey team
Indian Hockey team
The Indian Hockey Team is the national men's hockey team of India. It was the first non-European team to be a part of theInternational Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. From 1928 to 1956, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, gaining six gold medals in a row. The Indian team has won a total of eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Olympics. [5]
On 9 March 2008, India lost 2–0 to Britain at Santiago, Chile in the final of one of the three qualifying tournaments for the Beijing Olympics. With only the winner advancing to the 12-team event,[6] the Indian men's team was eliminated from the Beijing Olympics competition. This is the first time that the Indian men's team did not participate in the Olympics since 1928.[7] India finished in 12th place (Last) in the 2012 London Olympics.
On 26 Feb 2012, the India men's national field hockey team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after a gap of 8 years. The team had a resounding victory over France in the finals of the Olympic qualifiers by beating France by 8–1. Ace drag-flickerSandeep Singh, starred in the final against France by scoring five goals – including a hat-trick – all from penalty corners (19th, 26th, 38th, 49th and 51st). [8]
Indian Men's Team Finished in 9th place in World Cup 2014 held in Hague, Netherlands.[9]Indian team won Silver Medal at theCommonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow. They lost to Australia 4-0 in the Finals.[10] India will host the 2018 World Cup.[11] India won 2014 Asian Games Gold Medal after 16 years ( last won in 1998). India won Asia Cup held in DHaka in 2017.

National women's teamEdit

Main article: India women's national field hockey team
The Indian Women's Hockey Team is the national women's team representing hockey in India. (nicknamed the Golden Girls of Hockey) is the national women's team that represents India in international field hockeycompetitions.[12] The team is currently coached by Canada's Mathias Ahrens and led by halfback Ritu Rani from Haryana and is currently ranked 13th in the FIH World Rankings. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Shah Rukh Khan film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.[13]
During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semifinals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[14] The Indian woman's national field hockey team has thus qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[15][16]for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[15][17]

State teams and eventsEdit

OdishaEdit

Main article: Odisha Hockey Team
Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium inRourkela, Odisha
The craze of Hockey in Odisha is high. Many National players in Hockey are from Odisha.Lazarus Barla, Prabodh Tirkey, Dilip Tirkey,Ignace Tirkey, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Lazarus Barla, Subhadra Pradhan, Birendra Lakra andAnupa Barla are the few name who brought the fame to Indian hockey in International level. Premier Hockey League (PHL) is league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There are seven teams in the PHL and in East India only team is Orissa Steelers who won Premier Hockey League 2007. The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was held in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup is going to be held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India.

Field Hockey Arenas in OdishaEdit

National tournamentsEdit

  1. All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Chennai[T.N]
  2. All India Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament, Chandigarh[Punjab]
  3. IndianOil Surjit 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.]
  12. 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
  21. Amarjeet Singh Bola Memorial Hockey Tournament Chakdana,Nawanshahr,Punjab
  22. Bundel Khand All India Hockey Tournament, Charkhari Mahoba (U.P.)
  23. Republic All India Hockey Tournament, Katni, M.P.
  24. All India Hockey Tournament,Damoh,M.P.
  25. All India Hockey Tournament,Indore,M.P.
  26. All India Hockey Tournament,Mhow,M.P.
  27. All India Hockey Tournament,Ujjain,M.P.
  28. All India Hockey Tournament,Tikamgarh,M.P.
  29. All India Hockey Tournament,Ratlam,M.P.
  30. All India Hockey Tournament,Khargon,M.P.
  31. All India Hockey Tournament,Hoshangabad,M.P.
  32. All India Hockey Tournament,Balaghat,M.P.
  33. Bhagat Singh All India Hockey Tournament,Gwalior,M.P.
  34. Kodava Hockey Festival
  35. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar All India Hockey Tournament(under-16 Boys),Nagpur
  36. Mahanth Raja Sarweshwer Das memorial All India Hockey Tournament,Rajnandgaon,C.G.

Premier Hockey LeagueEdit

Main article: Premier Hockey League
The Indian Hockey Federation also conducts the Premier Hockey League (PHL), a domestic field hockey tournament in Indiasince 2005, with active support from sports news channel ESPN India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to cricketin recent times. This is now replaced by World Series Hockey.
Orissa Steelers after winning PHL in 2007

World Series HockeyEdit

Main article: World Series Hockey
World Series Hockey is a proposed domestic hockey league in India. Though the name is given as World Series this competition does not deal with national teams of any nation. This tournament has clubs from eight Indian cities which will participate in the first seasonin 2011–12. This tournament will have 200 players from all around the world along with Indian players. Hence the name is given as World Series Hockey. This tournament replaces the old tournament of Premier Hockey League.

Hockey India LeagueEdit

Main article: Hockey India League
After the success of World Series Hockey byIndian Hockey Federation, Hockey India have decided to start their own league for field hockey in India. Three out of six franchises are have signed this league they are, theLucknow franchise by Sahara India Pariwar, the Punjab franchise from Mohali signed byJaypee Group and Ranchi franchise by Patel-Uniexel Group. The broadcast rights are given to ESPN Star Sports (ESS). The first tournament is expected to be played in January 2013.


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