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'Blackheath Rughy and Hockey Club' is the first hockey club in the world which was set up in the year 1861 in England. London ws the first city in England to popularize this game in the 1870s. In the year 1886, Hockey Association of England was formed in London. the apex institution of hockey is 'Federation Internationale de Hockey', which was established on January 7, 1924, with headquarters at Vienna (Austria), which was later shifted to Paris (France). The first International Hockey Match was played between Wales and Ireland in Rayle on June 26, 1895. Hockey was introduced in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1908 in London. Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) was formed on the 7th November, 1925 at Gwalior. Since 1944, National Hockey Championship is organised by the IHF every year. All India Women's Hockey Federation was formed in 1947. India took that part in Olympics for the first time in 1928 (in Amsterdam Olympics) In Olympics, India has won the hockey title a maximum of 8 times. The first World Cup Hockey was played in Barcelona in 1971. Year Place Winner Pakistan Holland Runners Up Spain India Pakistan Holland India's Position Third Second First Sixth

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1975 Kuala Lumpur India 1978 Buenos Aires 1982 Mumbai 1986 London 1990 Lahore Pakistan Pakistan

West Germany Fifth Twelfth Tenth

Australia England Holland Pakistan

1990 Lahore 1994 Sydney 1998 Utrecht

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2002 Kuala Lumpur Germany Australia 2006 Germany Germany Australia

The World Cup 2010 to be held in New Delhi. Some important measurement in Hockey No. of Players Length of Playing field Width of the Playing field Weight of the Ball Circumference of the Ball Colour of the Ball 11 players in each team 91.44 meters 50 to 55 meters 155 to 163 grams 223- 224 cm White

Weight of the Hockey (Stick) 280 grams (max) Some important Terminology in Hockey :- Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Carry, Dribble, Dodge, Goal line, Green Card, Flick, Free hit, Face of Stick, Jab Stroke, Lung Stroke, Melle, Off side, Penalty shoot out, Short Corner, Striking circle or Shooting circle, Square pass, Tackling, Through pass, Under cutting, Stick, Penalty stroke, Scoop, Side line, Tie breaker, Penalty, Under cutting, Volley, Centre forward, Roll in, Push in, Shooting, Half volley, Full back etc.

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