Indian hokey history

In 1900, Norman D. Pritchard, probably an Anglo-Indian, who was living in England at the time, represented India, and came second in both the 200 m. sprint and the 200 m. hurdles. The IOA was formed in 1927, and thus it was only in 1928 in Amsterdam that India first participated officially in the Olympic Games. This event was marked by the Indian hockey team who won the first gold medal for their country. In 1952, K.D. Jadav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. During the 1956 Games in Melbourne, India met Pakistan for the first time in the hockey final and won by one goal to nil.India was placed quite respectably in the football tournament and qualified for the final rounds. However, they were beaten into fourth place by Bulgaria. At the Olympic Games in Rome 1960, the Indian hockey team was finally beaten by their traditional rival, Pakistan, who won by one goal, thus ending India’s 32-year monopoly of the game.In athletics, the flying Sikh, Milkha Singh, who was placed 4th in the 110 m. hurdles, created a new record for Asian athletes by finishing the race in 14.6 seconds.India regained her reputation in hockey by wresting the title from Pakistan in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The other performance worthy of note was also during the 1964 Olympics when Gurbachan Singh, Then came an innovative move and the Premier Hockey League was launched four years ago.The Premier Hockey League (PHL) is a domestic field hockey tournament conducted by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) with active support from sports news channel ESPN India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport, which was losing spectator interest. PHL is considered to be one of the best Hockey League played across the globe. This new tournament has benefited a lot to the national sports and excellent coverage with innovative rules and foreign players make it more exciting. Innovations introduced in the Premier Hockey League (PHL) have not only made the game more interesting but is now catching the fancy of Europeans who want to emulate a lot of things from here. who competed in the 110 m. hurdles final, came 5th in a time of 14 seconds. In the Munich Olympics held in 1972, India was able to secure a bronze medal only in hockey.