London 2012 Hockey: The Sixth Olympics Google Doodle

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On the fifth day of the London 2012 Olympics, Google has posted a new doodle dedicated to hockey, that also happens to be India's National Game.
The doodle features a female player, holding a hook-shaped stick, playing on a hockey pitch. The doodle looks simple; neither the letter 'L' of Google has been replaced with the hockey stick nor the two Os of 'Google' have been replaced with balls. However, the doodle features a ball on the pitch.
The six letters of Google are placed near the boundary, with second 'O' and third 'G' hidden behind the player.
The London 2012 Hockey doodle is the sixth doodle posted by Google during the ongoing London 2012 Olympics.
Wednesday's doodle is the first ever field hockey doodle posted by Google. Google had earlier posted three ice hockey doodles during the Winter Olympic Games - the first was during the Salt Lake City Olympics 2002, the second during the 2006 Torino Olympic Games and the third Ice Hockey doodle was put up during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
The hockey events at London 2012 Olympics are scheduled from 29 July to 11 August.
There are two hockey events - one men's and one women's competition. The number of participants in Hockey events are 192 men and 192 women, i.e., twelve men's and 12 women's teams, with 16 athletes (11 players and five substitutes) on each team. Each country is limited to one men's and on.

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    On the fifth day of the London 2012 Olympics, Google has posted a new doodle dedicated to hockey, that also happens to be India's National Game.
    The doodle features a female player, holding a hook-shaped stick, playing on a hockey pitch. The doodle looks simple; neither the letter 'L' of Google has been replaced with the hockey stick nor the two Os of 'Google' have been replaced with balls. However, the doodle features a ball on the pitch.
    The six letters of Google are placed near the boundary, with second 'O' and third 'G' hidden behind the player.
    The London 2012 Hockey doodle is the sixth doodle posted by Google during the ongoing London 2012 Olympics.
    Wednesday's doodle is the first ever field hockey doodle posted by Google. Google had earlier posted three ice hockey doodles during the Winter Olympic Games - the first was during the Salt Lake City Olympics 2002, the second during the 2006 Torino Olympic Games and the third Ice Hockey doodle was put up during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
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    Google on Wednesday displayed its sixth Olympics doodle dedicated to hockey, India's national game.

    The London 2012 Hockey doodle depicts a female player in action holding a hockey stick and trying to hit the ball.

    Google, the search engine giant, has been displaying a new doodle everyday since the opening ceremony of London Olympics 2012 as an endorsement to the sporting extravaganza.

    The hockey events are scheduled from July 29 to August 11.
    The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics doodle depicted 5 athletes playing different sports. The first Olympics doodle featured sports like football, basketball, swimming, fencing, running, and javelin throw.

    The London Olympics 2012, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiadis, kicked off on 27 July, 2012 and will conclude on August 12, 2012.

    About 10,000 athletes from 204 countries are participating in the Games.

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    Interesting Facts about Hockey and the Olympics

    Men’s Hockey made its debut at the London 1908 Games.
    The first women’s Olympic Hockey competition was held at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games.
    The hockey pitches are 91.4m long and 55m wide.
    Each goal is surrounded by a D-shaped shooting circle. The penalty spot at either end is 6.4m from the goal.
    The goals at each end are 3.66m wide and 2.14m high.
    Until the 1970s, hockey was always played on grass. However, top-level matches, including those at London 2012, now take place on water-based synthetic-turf pitches, which allow the ball to roll more smoothly and quickly.
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    London 2012 Hockey Schedule:

    If you want to watch the London 2012 Hockey events, here are the dates on which hockey is played at the London 2012 Olympics.


    London 2012 HockeyDates:
    Men’s Hockey:

    July 30, 2012
    August 1, 2012
    August 3, 2012
    August 5, 2012
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    Hockey has had a new home in London. It is being contested on a blue turf for the first time. While there have been many who have condemned the decision and said that the turf has a lot of uneven bounce, several crucial battles have already been fought on it.

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