Question

Which year did the Indian Hockey Team participate for the first time in the Olympic games?
1. 1914 
2. 1918 
3. 1928 
4. 1938

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1928 

The correct answer is 1928.

• The Indian hockey team won the gold medal while making its debut in the 1928 Olympics.
• The Indian hockey team won the gold medal in the Olympic Games six times consecutively between 1928 and 1956.
  • The other two gold medals were won in Tokyo in 1964 and Moscow Olympics in 1980.
• It is called the "Golden Age of Hockey" in India. 
• India's team won the hockey gold medal for the last time at the Moscow Olympic Games on 29 July 1980.

• Field Hockey:
  • No of Players - 11 each side
  • Terms used:- Advancing, Bully, Center pass, Dribble, Flick, Penalty corner, Scoop, Striker, Undercutting, etc.
• Some of the famous Indian Hockey players:
  • Dhyan Chand
  • Balbir Singh Sr.
  • Dhanraj Pillay
  • Mohammed Sahid
  • Sardar Singh
  • Harmanpreet Singh
  • Sandeep Singh