Field Hockey

Regional popularity: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia

The sport was developed both in Europe and Asia at the age of 3^rd century B.C. in the 19^th century England, modern rules were introduced into the game. The rules quickly spread out inside the English colonies.

In the mid-20^th century, India and Pakistan dominated the sport. But the later part of the decade, Netherlands and Australia were seen to take over as the major force. Field Hockey is often seen as a female dominating sport in North America. Across the other portion of the globe it’s still considered as male-dominated.

Currently Field Hockey is the 3^rd most popular sport on earth. Around 2.2 billion fans from Europe, Asia and Africa prove the fabulous popularity of this sport.

Some people often call this sport a family game. Two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball into the opponent’s goal. The ball is actually a puck and it is driven by the hockey stick. Typically the Field Hockey or the Ice Hockey is referred to simply as Hockey in many areas.

Hockey is the National game of Pakistan and at third of most popular sports in the world.