Sweep, scoop, defend
Did you know that India’s men’s hockey team won its Olympic gold medal back in 1928? Indian hockey went through its golden period from then to 1956 with six gold medals in a row. From 1980, when the team won its last gold at the Olympics, to 2021, when it won a bronze, there was a 41-year gap when.
Both the men’s and women’s teams made a fabulous showing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, reviving hopes that Indian hockey is on the comeback trail.
Now that you have the background, why not try this puzzle? It’s just like a sudoku but not with numbers. Instead you have letters. The word is TACKLE. In field hockey, it means to try and take the ball away from the opposing player by using the stick. The rules are the same as that of Sudoku.