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'''Field hockey in India''' refers to two teams, the [[India men's national field hockey team]] and the [[India women's national field hockey team]]. It is one of the most popular sport in India, as it is one of the major team sports in which India has been historically successful.
In July 2018, Indian state [[Odisha]] wrote a letter to Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] urging him to declare [[field hockey]] as the national sport of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests Narendra Modi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620184533/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The state government of [[Government of Odisha|Odisha]] has been supporting India's national field hockey team from February 2018 till next five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |access-date=15 February 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216090335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |archive-date=16 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup]] was held in the Odisha capital [[Bhubaneswar]] between 28 November and 16 December and culminated with [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium]] as World Champions defeating [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] in the finals. [[Field hockey]] was believed to be India's [[national sport]] but this was debunked by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]], which confirmed that it had not declared any sport or game as the national sport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|title=Hockey is not our national game: Ministry - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=2 August 2012 |access-date=2018-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224224838/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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