曲棍球又称草地曲棍球,是奥运会项目中历史最为悠久和光辉的项目之一。曲棍球(Hockey)这一名称起源于法语,意思是牧羊人的棍杖。作为世界上历史最悠久的体育项目之一,曲棍球的出现要比最初的奥林匹克运动会早1200年或者更多。一、曲棍球的历史曲棍球最早的“考证”可以追溯到公元前2000年。在埃及尼罗河流域的贝尼·哈桑(BENY Hasson)发现的第十六个坟墓的壁画上,有两人相对而立且手持弯曲木棍彼 Hockey, also known as grass hockey, is one of the oldest and glorious projects in the Olympic Games. The name Hockey originated in French, meaning shepherd’s stick. As one of the oldest sporting events in the world, hockey takes place 1,200 years or more earlier than the original Olympic Games. First, the history of hockey The earliest “research” can be traced back to 2000 BC. On the frescoes of the sixteenth grave discovered by Beny Hasson in the Nile Valley, Egypt, two people stand opposite each other and hold a curved stick