Field hockey
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Hockey, or field hockey in North America, is a fast-paced team sport in which two teams of eleven players use curved sticks to manoeuvre a small, hard hockey ball towards the rival team's shooting cir
Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Relief of c. 510 BC depicting ancient Greek players of kerētízein, an ancestral form of hockey or ground billiards; in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
A game of hockey being played between Germany and Scotland at the 1908 London Olympics
Indian player Dhyan Chand won Olympic gold medals for his team in 1928, 1932 and 1936. Photo shows him scoring a goal against Germany in the 1936 Olympics hockey final.
Indoor hockey
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Indoor hockey is an indoor variant of field hockey. It is similar to the outdoor game in that two teams compete to move a hard ball into the goal of the opposing side using hockey sticks. Indoor hocke
Field hockey
…play wins the match. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, or artificial turf, although grass has become increasingly rare as a playing surface. Indoor hockey is usually played on a synthetic hard court or hardwood sports flooring, and beach field hockey is played on sand. The stick has evolved significantly…
2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup Berlin 01