FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: who plays whom in the group stage?

7th November 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: Following yesterday’s announcement about the teams allocated to their respective venues, please find hereafter the composition of the Pools (A and B) for each FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier: Women Valencia, Spain Pool A: Belgium, Korea, Ireland, Ukraine Pool B: Great Britain, Spain, Canada, Malaysia Ranchi, India Pool A: Germany, Japan,

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Indian men, Chinese women seal Olympic Qualification

Lausanne, Switzerland: Hockey at Asian Games 2023 came to an end today with the Indian men’s team and Chinese women’s team claiming the gold medals and securing qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024! India and Japan faced each other in the men’s final yesterday with India registering a 5-1 win to secure their fourth

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Paris 2024: Oman to host FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier

Lausanne, Switzerland: Following FIH’s decision to withdraw the hosting of one of the Men’s FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers from Pakistan due to the recent developments in the governance situation of the Pakistan Hockey Federation, this event will now be hosted by another Asian nation, namely Oman, which had already expressed an interest to bid at

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Officials announced for Olympic Games Paris 2024

September 12, 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has today confirmed the names of the technical delegates, technical officials, umpire managers, umpires and medical officers who are appointed to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The selection has been made by the FIH Technical Officials and Umpiring Committees, chaired by Sheila Brown (South Africa) and

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Netherlands seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 qualification!

Lausanne, Switzerland: The EuroHockey Championships 2023 came to an end today with Netherlands claiming the women’s and men’s title and securing direct qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Netherlands women were the reigning champions and defended their title against Belgium in the finals, to lift the continental championship, for a record 12th time! Dutch

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Australia seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 qualification!

Lausanne, Switzerland: The Australian men’s and women’s team came out on top against New Zealand at the 2023 Oceania Cup, sealing their qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024, where they join hosts France, becoming the first team to directly qualify for the Games as the continental champions of Oceania! The format for the 2023

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Hockey @Paris2024: 1 year to go!

Lausanne, Switzerland: In one year from now – on 27 July 2024 exactly – the hockey tournaments of the XXXIII Olympiad will start at the historical venue of the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium – the arena of the Olympic Games in 1924! – in Colombes, near Paris, France. 12 men’s and 12 women’s national teams will battle it

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Hockey ID at Special Olympics World Games 2023: Preview

Lausanne, Switzerland: Starting from 18 June, for the very first time in the history of the Special Olympics, Hockey for those with Intellectual Disabilities, known as Hockey ID, will be played at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin as a demonstration sport. The games which begin tomorrow, 17 June, and run till 25

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FIH Pro League | Olympic Champions given a scare by South Africa

South Africa concluded their FIH Pro League tournament against Olympic Champions Belgium. The SA Men knew they would have a massive challenge ahead of them as the Belgians had won the previous four encounters with a combined 28-6 score line including the 5-0 victory yesterday. The game started off sensationally with South Africa winning an

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