India Has no official National Game. Hockey is one of the Priority disciplines Game In India and considered the National Game of India. India’s Performance in Hockey at Various International Competition was phenomenal during the 1920-1950s period and that was probably why the sport became accepted as national sport in the country. Cricket is Also The Most Popular Sport in India.
- Name: Field Hockey
- Number of players in the team: 11 on the field; 16 on the roaster
- Number of Olympic Gold Medals: 08
- World Cup Wins: 01
- Number of Commonwealth Games Wins: 01
- Governing Body: Hockey India
The first hockey club in India was established in Calcutta in 1855. India competed in the Olympics held in Amsterdam for the first time in 1928. In the 1928 Olympics, the Indian Hockey team won a gold medal for the country.