First games
Kuala Lumpur 1998
Appearances in The Games
7
Most Recent Games
Birmingham 2022
Hockey
Hockey is a core sport in the Commonwealth Games and has been included in every Games since its debut at Kuala Lumpur 1998.
Played between two teams of 18, with 11 players per team allowed on the pitch at any one time, a game is divided into two 35 minute periods, with a ten minute interval in between. Modern Hockey is played on synthetic water based pitches.
Hockey was included at the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh in 2000. This is the sport’s only appearance at a Youth Games to date.
Hockey competitions are run according to the rules of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Played between two teams of 18, with 11 players per team allowed on the pitch at any one time, a game is divided into two 35 minute periods, with a ten minute interval in between. Modern Hockey is played on synthetic water based pitches.
Hockey was included at the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh in 2000. This is the sport’s only appearance at a Youth Games to date.
Hockey competitions are run according to the rules of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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Did you know?
Australia's men have dominated the sport, winning gold at every Games to date. Their women have won gold on all but two occasions – silver at Gold Coast 2018 and bronze in 2002.
Scotland's highest placing in Hockey was a 5th place finish by the women's team at Melbourne 2006.