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Jaman Lal Sharma
Jaman Lal Sharma (1932–2007) was an Indian field hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Sharma was born in Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, British Raj, British India, in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in 1932."Players happy as street named after Jaman Lal " . ''Times of India'' After retiring as a player, Sharma became a coach and was manager of the Indian hockey team at the Asian Games. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990. Sharma died on 26 August 2007, aged 75, following the complications developed after a fall in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touches ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
