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Gurbux Singh: Hockey India on Tuesday launched a month-long campaign leading up to the centenary celebrations on November 7, a day that marks 100 years of Indian hockey.

The first hockey sports administrative body was formed in 1925, on November 7 and in 1928, the Indian team won the first Olympic gold medal beating the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Since then, Indian hockey team has won a total of eight Olympic gold medals - the highest number of gold medals by any country at the Olympics till date.

The period between 1928 to 1959 was regarded as the golden era, and the resurgence of Indian hockey began in 1998 after a decline in the 1980s and 90s. The bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics captained by Manpreet Singh in the 2020 marked the comeback of Indian hockey, with the team repeating the feat in the 2024 where they stood on the podium yet again in Paris.