National game of india

Today I am going to describe you about our (India) national game "hockey".

#History
Games resembling hockey have been played since 2000 BC. in various European and Asian countrien. A places, it was played on ice (ice-hockey). The Persians, Egyptians. Greeks and Romans of an activity, playing a game with a ball and sticks. The game evolved in different ways some places, it was played on horseback

In India, it started from Gwalior in 1924. The Indian Hockey Federation GHF) was formed im 1925 a India participated first time at 1928 Amsterdam Olympics where won first-ever gold medal in Olympis Hockey is the national game of India and very popular in Punjab and other parts of India Sansarpur ta lvin) India has also gained many Olympic medals in this game. (8 times Olympic, 2 times World-Cup. 5 times Gwalior.

#Latest rules of hockey

5-10 minutes rest in half-time. Using front face of the sticks, they try to get the ball into the opou team's goal, each goal is 1-point 0) Two teams (I1 players each) play two halves of 35 minutes for men and 30 minutes for women, wil According to new rules (on trial basis), the hockey game is of 60 minutes duration played in four quane of 15 minutes each: with rest of 2 minutes in each quarter and 15 minutes in half time.

#Termonology
*free hit
*Obstruction
*Back stick
*Center pass
*Carried
*Sideline hit
*flag post
*penalty corner