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Hockey is the
oldest known ball and stick game. Records exist of it having
been played in Persia in 2000 BC. In medieval Europe,
pictures of men playing a game with hooked sticks appear on
stained-glass windows at both the Canterbury and Gloucester
cathedrals. It became so popular by the Middle Ages that it
was banned in England for a time because it interfered with
the practice of archery, which was the basis for national
defense. The name hockey probably derives from the French
hocquet, or shepherd's crook, and refers to the crooked
stick.
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 at Helsinki in 1952.
Men's event:-
Teams will be placed into two pools of six for the
preliminary rounds. Each team play the other teams in that
pool. The top two teams in each pool proceed to the
semi-finals. The remaining teams play classification matches
for places 5 - 12. Semi-final winners play for the gold and
silver medals. Semi-final losers play for the bronze.
Teams will be
placed into two pools of five for the preliminary rounds.
Each team play the other teams in that pool. The top two
teams in each pool proceed to the semi-finals. The remaining
teams play classification matches for places 5 - 10.
Semi-final winners play for the gold and silver medals.
Semi-finals losers play for the bronze.
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