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| Sport | Field Hockey |
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| Category | Games |
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Affiliation | International Hockey Federation (FIH) |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| President | Gyanendro Nigombam |
| Replaced | Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008) |
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Hockey India directs and conducts all activities for both men and women's hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.
Headquartered in New Delhi, Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
Hockey India with the assistance of Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, Government of India, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body engages in Coaching the coaches, educates and equips technical officials and umpires.
Logo
Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2009, in India. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.
Hockey India Member Units
Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hoc-Key Members.
Hockey India National Championships
These National Championships are divided into two divisions (A Division & B Division) each for all the competitions to ensure that the participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of hockey.
Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:
- Hockey India Senior Men National Championship
- Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
- Hockey India Junior Men National Championship
- Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
- Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship
- Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship
- Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)
- Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)
- Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)
Sports awards
Rani Rampal,[1] Indian women hockey star, won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2020. Earlier in 1999-2000, Dhanraj Pillay received the award.
In 2017, Sardara Singh, former Indian captain also received the award.
See also
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