100 years of Indian hockey! Yr-long celebration introduced | Hockey Information

It was 99 years in the past, on November 7, 1925, that the primary nationwide physique for hockey was shaped in Gwalior; and coming into the a centesimal 12 months of Indian hockey, a year-long celebration has been introduced by Hockey India.
Highlighting these 100 years has been India’s golden run on the Olympics, which noticed the group successful six gold medals in a row. Until date, India’s file of eight Olympic gold medals in whole is unmatched. To go along with that, the nation has additionally gained a silver medal and 4 bronze medals on the Video games.
The upswing after a interval of drought for the reason that 1980 gold has seen India returning to the Olympic podium in back-to-back editions — Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024, successful bronze on each the events. The Tokyo Video games have been made much more particular with the all-time fourth-place end by the ladies’s group.
The a centesimal 12 months of Indian hockey will likely be made particular by the return of Hockey India League (HIL) after a seven-year pause. In actual fact, the ladies’s version will make its HIL debut this 12 months, apart from the return of the boys’s event.
“As we start celebrations for 100 years of Indian hockey, the relaunch of the Males’s Hockey India League and the inaugural Girls’s Hockey India League signify a momentous event. This year-long celebration is a tribute to our outstanding journey and a testomony to our enduring legacy,” mentioned Hockey India president, Dilip Tirkey.
The nationwide federation’s secretary common, Bhola Nath Singh, added to the president’s phrases.
“The centenary celebration of Indian hockey is a historic milestone that displays our wealthy heritage and our imaginative and prescient for the longer term…We stay up for an unforgettable 12 months of high-caliber hockey, as we honor our previous and construct a brighter future for the game in India,” he mentioned.