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After a first appearance at the 1908 Games in London, hockey became a firm fixture on the Olympic programme as from the Antwerp Games in 1920.

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When did field hockey enter the Olympic games?

Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.


When did womens ice hockey first get played in the Olympics?

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When did ice hockey enter the Olympics?

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Did ice hockey in the Olympics first start in 1980?

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