History records show us that a form of hockey was played in Egypt around 4,000 years ago.
Hosckey was played in Ethiopia around 1,000 BC.
The game of Hockey that we know today, originated in Eton College, England in the 1860s.
It was at this stage that the first rules of Hockey were recorded.
In 1871, the London Hockey Club was founded.
In 1875, the first Hockey Association was formed and more rules added.
In 1886, the British Hockey Association was founded.
In 1889, the pyramid system of Hockey was used.
In 1889, the first womens hockey club was founded in East Mosley, England.
In 1908, Hockey was first appeared at the Olympic Games.
Hockey was first played at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.
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