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In the Olympics, there are four events: men's field hockey, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey. The first two are played during the Summer Games; the latter two are played during the Winter Games.
Ice hockey is a popular event at the Winter Olympics for many countries. Canadians, northern and eastern Europeans particularly enjoy hockey, as do significant numbers in the northeastern USA.
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, India has won 2 bronze medals in field hockey, one at the 1968 Games in Mexico City and one at the 1972 Games in Munich.
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In a standard hockey game, there are three periods played.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which oversees Olympic hockey, has 68 member countries. However only 12 top nations played in the 2010 Olympic Hockey tournament. In the past, the number of countries participating in any given Olympics ranged from 7 to 16.