FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024: Pools Revealed

    November 6, 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: Following the conclusion of Hockey at the Pan American Games and the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024, 5 men’s and women’s teams have now gained direct qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 as Continental Champions, in addition to the hosts France. A further 16 men’s and women’s teams have simultaneously secured their place at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024, so the pools for these qualification tournaments have now been revealed. The 16 teams per gender have been divided into two groups, with 8 teams traveling to each location: Muscat, Oman and Valencia, Spain for the men, and Ranchi, India, and Valencia, Spain for the women. The 8 men’s teams that will compete in Muscat, Oman are: Great Britain, Germany, New Zealand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Canada, Chile and China The 8 men’s teams that will compete in Valencia, Spain are: Belgium, Spain, Korea, Ireland, Japan, Austria, Egypt and Ukraine The 8 women’s teams that will compete in Ranchi, India are: Germany, India New Zealand, Japan, Chile, United States, Italy and Czech Republic The 8 women’s teams that will compete Valencia, Spain are: Belgium, Great Britain, Spain, Korea, Ireland, Canada, Malaysia and Ukraine The men’s and women’s teams have been divided into the two groups on the basis of their world ranking at midnight on 5 November 2023, once all Continental Championships were completed (based on the predetermined rules mentioned in the FIH Qualification System for the Paris Olympics, which can be accessed here.) The teams that finish in the top-3 of each of the four FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 tournaments will seal their qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 will be played between 13-21 January 2024. Please visit Olympics.Hockey for more details about the qualifiers, as well as hockey at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. #EnrouteToParis #HockeyEquals #HockeyInvites For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please download the Watch.Hockey app or follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and website.

    Watch.Hockey launches “FIH+”: One pass to watch all top international hockey events globally!

      31 October 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: The FIH and NAGRA KUDELSKI are announcing the launch of a new era in Watch.Hockey with the lifting of geo-blocking* and an FIH+ Pass, which includes a swathe of international hockey tournaments including the FIH Hockey Pro League Season 5 and the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. The new Watch.Hockey App and Web are the place for all hockey enthusiasts to be able to fully immerse themselves in international tournaments. With the start of Pro League 5 and the Junior and Women’s World Cups in November-December 2023, Watch.Hockey kicks off the FIH+ pass sales this October. Additionally, there will be ad-hoc Continental and National events popping up in the calendar throughout the year. “As we enter the start of an exciting period in the build-up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024, with a series of top-flight FIH events in the upcoming months, we’ve listened to hockey fans around the world and, together with our partner Nagra, redefined the Watch.Hockey offer to be able to provide fans with the best hockey streaming experience ever and get them closer to the athletes! On behalf of FIH, I invite all members of the hockey community worldwide to subscribe to FIH+ and enjoy the best of hockey”, FIH President Tayyab Ikram said. Key highlights of the NEW Watch.Hockey offer: 1. FIH+ Pass: With the FIH+ subscription pass, you’ll gain access to thrilling FIH events (FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers for Paris 2024, FIH Hockey Pro League Season 5, FIH Hockey5s World Cup, FIH Hockey Junior World Cups, FIH Hockey Nations Cup), all in one place! 2. Bilingual News Coverage: Stay up to date with the latest hockey news in English or Spanish. Watch.Hockey keeps you informed about all the developments in the world of hockey. 3. Big Screen Experience: Enjoy the thrilling action on your big-screen TV with the casting feature available on both Android and iPhone apps. Feel like you’re right in the middle of the game from the comfort of your home. Ad-Hoc events from National Associations and Continental Federations as well as a treasure trove of short-form content and training videos will add to the Watch.Hockey content. With the new FIH+ pass imminent, Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, Senior Director Sports Market at NAGRA Kudelski said: “We have worked tirelessly to ensure that the dynamic and exciting sport of hockey has a place where players, officials, fans and the entire hockey family can engage and celebrate the outstanding competitiveness, amazing commitment, the camaraderie and friendship that this sport delivers. We would like to thank the FIH, and all the people involved for their contribution in bringing this to life.” You can secure your FIH+ pass directly through the Watch.Hockey app or via the website here. Don’t miss out on the future of hockey entertainment – subscribe to FIH+ until the 20th of November and get an early-bird discount! It’s never been easier to be a part of the hockey community and stay connected to the sport you love! *except on the Indian sub-continent #HockeyInvites #HockeyEquals For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please consult FIH.hockey, follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and download the Watch.Hockey app.

      FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2023: 1 month to go!

        30 October 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: We are just one month away from the start of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2023 as Santiago, Chile gears up to welcome the global hockey family and put on a great show! The 16 teams chasing glory are eager to show their impressive skills on the world stage and etch their names in the history books. Meanwhile the hosts have pulled out all the stops to ensure the players have a tournament to remember for a lifetime. The fans, local and global alike, are ready to cheer for the next generation of hockey’s Rising Stars who are primed for a break out! All the teams that have qualified for the event have been placed into their respective pools. Pool A provides four competitors coming from four different continents as hosts Chile are joined by Australia, South Africa and the defending champions Netherlands! Pool B features two two-time winners Argentina (1993, 2016) and Korea (2001, 2005) along with Spain and Zimbabwe. In fact, both Argentina and Korea will have fond memories of Chile as each team has tasted success in the past editions of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cups played in the country in 2005 and 2016. Pool C places two semi-finalists of the 2021 edition together, in silver medalists Germany along with India who finished fourth. Both teams will be hoping to go further ahead in the 2023 edition but standing in their way in the first stage will be Belgium and Canada. Pool D will see vastly different playing styles come to the fore with Bronze medalists of the 2021 edition England grouped together with Japan, New Zealand and United States. Santiago, Chile has deep ties with hockey and this will be the third FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup to be played in the city, which has previously played host to the event in 2005 and 2016. The World Cup begins in one month on 29 November with 12 teams in action on opening day! Pool B action, with Korea taking on Zimbabwe, will get the event underway at 10am local time. High octane clashes between Netherlands and Australia, India and Canada, Argentina and Spain, Germany and Belgium will follow, before hosts Chile play the final match of the opening day against South Africa. The full match schedule for the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup can be found here. Relive all the magical action from the previous edition of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2021, on the “Explore” section of the Watch.Hockey app! Find out more about the home team Chile and how they are drawing inspiration from their home fans ahead of the World Cup, by clicking here. For more details on the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2023, please click here. #RisingStars #HockeyEquals #HockeyInvites For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please download the Watch.Hockey app or follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and website.

        African Hockey Road to Paris 2024: Preview

          Lausanne, Switzerland: From 29 October to 5 November, the best men’s and women’s hockey teams from Africa will assemble at Pretoria, South Africa for the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 tournament with the winners joining France (men and women), Australia (men and women), Netherlands (men and women), India (men) and China (women) in securing direct qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. 8 men’s teams and 7 women’s teams will compete at the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024. The 8 men’s teams have been placed into two pools of 4 teams each, while there are 3 teams in Pool A of the women’s event and 4 teams have been placed in Pool B. At the end of the pool stage the two highest ranking teams in each pool will proceed to the semi-finals, while the teams finishing outside the top two positions will compete in 5-8 position classification matches in the men’s event and 5-7 position classification matches in women’s event. The men’s and women’s teams that win the tournament will seal their berths at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The team that finishes as the runner-up in the men’s competition will get a second opportunity to qualify for the Olympics, at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024. In the women’s competition, Pool A comprises Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, while Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Zambia will compete in Pool B. The women’s matches will get underway on 29 October with Ghana taking on Namibia in the opening contest at 08:00 (local time). All the classification matches, including the medal matches, for the women’s event will be played on 5 November. The complete schedule for the women’s competition can be found here. The South African women’s team have been the consecutive winners of the six previous African Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and come into the tournament as the highest ranked team, placed 21st in the world. Ghana are the second highest ranked African team in the world, coming in at world rank 33. In the men’s competition, Pool A comprises Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, while Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia will compete in Pool B. The men’s matches get underway on 29 October with Egypt taking on Kenya in the opening encounter at 12:00 (local time). All the classification matches, including the medal matches, for the men’s event will be played on 5 November. The complete schedule for the men’s competition can be found here. The South African men’s team have been the consecutive winners of the seven previous African Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and come into the tournament as the highest ranked team, placed 14th in the world. Egypt, who were the last men’s team outside of South Africa to qualify for the Olympics, back in 1992, are the second highest ranked African team in the world, coming in at world rank 20th. A total of 12 teams, in each of the men’s and women’s categories, will compete in Hockey at the Olympic Games. Hosts France have gained direct qualification. Australia (men and women) were winners of the Oceania Cup, which sealed their qualification, while Netherlands (men and women) qualified as the European champions. Indian men and Chinese women clinched their spots at the Olympics through their gold medal victories at the Asian Games. Apart from the winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 winners of the continental championships in Pan America will also gain direct qualification to the upcoming Olympic Games. The FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024, which will be held in January 2024, provide a second opportunity for teams to qualify for the remaining 6 spots at the Olympic Games. Please visit Olympics.Hockey for the latest news and all the information from FIH about the Paris 2024 hockey Olympic tournaments! #EnrouteToParis #HockeyInvites #HockeyEquals For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please consult FIH.hockey, follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and download the Watch.Hockey app.