Hockey or Field Hockey as it is known in some parts of the world, is a stick and ball game with origins dating back thousands of years. It is traditionally played on grass, but these days synthetic surfaces have found greater acceptability. The game is popular among both males and females in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South Africa. In most countries, the game is played between single-sex sides, although they can be mixed-sex.

Hockey has several regular international tournaments for both men and women. These include the Olympic Games, Hockey World Cups and Commonwealth Games. Men's Field hockey has been played at each summer Olympic Games since 1908 (except 1912 and 1924); while Women's Field Hockey has been played each summer Olympic Games since 1980.

Field hockey is the national sport of India. Entering the Olympics in 1928, India won all five games without conceding a goal and won from 1932 until 1956 and then in 1964 and 1980.

Field hockey has also been played at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games since 1998 and is a Core Sport in Commonwealth Games list.

In the 2010, Commonwealth Games Ten nations will compete in the men and women's events for the two gold medals on offer, with all preliminary, classification and finals matches.

The competition format will consist of two pools of five teams playing each other in a round-robin tournament, with the two leading teams in each pool advancing to the finals.

Dhyanchand National Stadium will host the Field Hockey in the coming Commonwealth Games.

Men Field Hockey
Women Field Hockey