Field hockey: Rules, regulations and all you need to know
olympics.com › en › newsApr 18, 2021 · Field Hockey is one of the premier team sports that will feature at the Tokyo Olympics. Hockey has been a part of the Olympics ever since 1908, with the 1924 edition being the only event where Hockey did not feature. In Men's and Women's sections, 12 teams will be divided into two groups and the top four from each will progress to the quarter-finals.
Field hockey - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Field_hockeyPresence. Olympic. 1908, 1920, 1928–present. Field hockey is a team sport of the hockey family. Each team plays with ten field players and a goalkeeper, and must carry a round, hard, plastic hockey ball with a hockey stick to the rival goal. The modern game was developed in the 19th century in the United Kingdom.