Field hockey in India

Field hockey in India
Field hockey in India
Country	India
Governing body	Hockey India
National team(s)	India Men; India Women ; India U-21 Men ; India U-21 Women
Nickname(s)	Men in Blue; Women in Blue
National competitions
	National Hockey Championship (1928–present)
Club competitions
	Hockey India League (2013–present); World Series Hockey (2012); Premier Hockey League (2005–2008);
International competitions
	List Men's national team Olympic Games; (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980); World Cup; (1975); Asian Games; (1966, 1998, 2014, 2022); Asia Cup; (2003, 2007, 2017); Asian Champions Trophy; (2011, 2016, 2018, 2023); Pro League; (2021–22); Commonwealth Games; (2014, 2010, 2022); Defunct World League; (2014–15, 2016–17); Champions Trophy; (2016, 2018); ; ; Women's national team Olympic Games; 4th Place (1980, 2020); World Cup; 4th Place (1974); Asian Games; (1982); Asia Cup; (2004, 2017); Asian Champions Trophy ; (2016, 2023); Pro League; (2021–22); Commonwealth Games; (2002); ; U-21 men's national team Junior World Cup; (2001, 2016); Junior Asia Cup; (2004, 2008, 2015, 2023); ; U-21 women's national team Junior World Cup; (2013); Junior Asia Cup; (2023); ; ;

Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team. It is one of the most popular sports in India, as it is one of the major team sports in which India has been historically successful.

In July 2018, Indian state Odisha wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare field hockey as the national sport of India.^[1] The state government of Odisha has been supporting India's national field hockey team from February 2018 till next five years.^[2] The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was held in the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar between 28 November and 16 December and culminated with Belgium as World Champions defeating Netherlands in the finals. Field hockey was believed to be India's national sport but this was debunked by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, which confirmed that it had not declared any sport or game as the national sport.^[3]

^ "Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests Narendra Modi". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ "Hockey is not our national game: Ministry - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[1] "Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests Narendra Modi". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[2] "Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[3] "Hockey is not our national game: Ministry - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

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