GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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When and where was hockey introduced for women in Olympics?
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1924 at Paris
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1936 at Berlin
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1908 at London
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1980 at Moscow
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Women’s hockey made its Olympic debut at the Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow in 1980.
Detailed explanation-2: -The formation of the International Hockey Federation in 1924 was not soon enough for the Paris Olympics but it did grant hockey re-entry in Amsterdam in 1928. Hockey has been on the programme ever since, with women’s hockey included for the first time in Moscow in 1980.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In total, 65 nations refused to participate in the games, whereas 80 countries sent athletes to compete.
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