CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many high performance centres across the country have been launched by SAI and Hockey India?
A
3
B
5
C
7
D
9
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Birth of Hockey in India Hockey arrived in India via British regiments and soon became one of the most established sports in the country. Hockey was Britisher’s favourite pastime after cricket. The first hockey club in India was established in Calcutta in 1885-86, and Bombay and Punjab soon followed suit.

Detailed explanation-3: -The availability of large plots of land as playing fields and the uncomplicated nature of equipment meant that hockey gradually became the popular sport of choice among children and young adults in India, with the country’s first hockey club being formed in then Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1855.

Detailed explanation-4: -Even though hockey was played in various forms by many ancient civilisations, the contemporary game of hockey, field hockey, was established in the British Isles in the nineteenth century. In India, the first club was founded in Calcutta in 1885-86, and Bombay and Punjab quickly followed suit.

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