Book on India’s First Olympic Hockey Gold Released by PT Usha
Why in the news
Two sports administrators unveiled a history book in May 2026 that looks back at the start of India’s Olympic hockey success.
Key facts
- Book: “India’s Olympic Gold: Hockey Triumph at Amsterdam”.
- Author: hockey historian K. Arumugam.
- Released by: P.T. Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association, and Dilip Tirkey, President of Hockey India.
- Occasion: 98th anniversary of India’s first Olympic hockey gold, won at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
- Content: the early journey of Indian hockey in the pre-independence era.
Exam angle
- Olympic venue of the first hockey gold: Amsterdam, 1928.
- Office holders: P.T. Usha (IOA), Dilip Tirkey (Hockey India).
- Author to remember: K. Arumugam.