Modern field hockey is officially born on…

June 1883 CE

Modern field hockey is officially born on January 18, 1886, with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.

Teddington Hockey Club had formed the modern game of field hockey by introducing the striking circle and changing the ball to a sphere from a rubber cube.

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