Hockey in the Olympics: How Did It Happen?
Amira Hoppe
2025-05-23 16:20:11
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The real history of hockey goes back to 1908, when the sport was introduced at the Olympic Games in London. However, only men were able to demonstrate their skills. Years later, in Paris, organisers refused to include field hockey in the Olympic Games because there was no international association. And immediately the International Ice Hockey Federation was founded in Sur Gazon. Women’s teams were also keen to show their skills and organised a women’s hockey association, the IFWHA, which eventually relinquished its independence and was incorporated into the FIH, as requested by the International Olympic Committee. The decision allowed the inclusion of women’s hockey in the Olympic programme.
Adriel Wiegand
2025-05-15 01:15:00
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Women’s ice hockey first appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport. This was just two years after the formation of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). After 1920, it would take over half a century for women’s ice hockey to reemerge at the Olympics. In 1992, women’s ice hockey was again included as a demonstration event at the Albertville Winter Games. Building on this momentum, women’s ice hockey was approved as an official medal sport for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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