Which is the national game of India?

As you all know that every country has its own National Game. Similarly, the national game of India is hockey. It is a game in which there are two teams. And there is a stick like a wooden stick with the help of which they try to put a hard plastic ball into the net or goal of their opposing team. Hockey originated in Egypt 4,000 years ago. After this, its game was played in many countries and this game could be received very well in many countries.

Friends, today we tell you what is the national game of India? And how is it played? And what are its types? Will tell you about it.

By what name is the international competition for hockey started?

Let us now tell you by what names the international competition is started in foreign countries. As a result of the call, the World Cup started in 1971. Other major international competitions of hockey are-

• Olympic
• Asian Cup
• asian games
• european cup
• Pan-American Games.

How many types of hockey are there?

Let us now tell you how many types of hockey are there in the world and how it is played at the international level. As you all know that the national game of India is hockey which is played in the field but it is played in different ways in other countries.

• field hockey
• ice Hockey
• roller hockey
• sledge hockey
• street hockey

What are the rules of India's national game hockey?

• In every match of hockey, this game is played in two halves for at least 35 minutes, but in the year 2014 the rules of this game were changed as it was started in 4 halves of 15 minutes each. And after every period of this, a break of 2 minutes is also given.
• In this game, each team has 11 players, out of which 10 players are on the field and one is the goalkeeper. Each player has a hockey stick.
• It is slender, 150-200 cm tall. The maximum weight of a hockey stick is 737 grams and the ball used to play is made of small and hard plastic.
• The playing stick is generally made from mulberry wood and the player of this stick is flattened from the front.
• The main objective of the game is to aim and kick the ball around the field and try to put the ball into the goalkeeper's goal.
• There are two umpires on the field and they monitor the game for any misconduct or rule breaking.

Controversy for India's National Game

Let us now tell you how many controversies were there to make Hockey a National Game, which we are telling you below.

• By the time hockey was performing very well in the Olympic Games, this game was considered as the national game.
• In 2012, August, the Union Ministry made an announcement for the youth. India does not have any sport that is officially designated as its national sport.

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