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Did you know?
- The influence of the British Empire on the development of Hockey is seen in the dominance of countries such as India, Australia and Pakistan at the Olympic Games.
- The first men’s Olympic Hockey final was played on 31 October 1908 in London. England beat Ireland 8-1.
- The first time an Olympic Hockey tournament was played on artificial turf was at the Montreal 1976 Games.
- Hockey gets its name from the French word 'hocquet', which means shepherd’s crook.