The Indian men’s hockey team will start its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 27 against New Zealand.
The Indian men’s hockey team will start its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 27 against New Zealand. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) released the Paris 2024 Olympic hockey schedule on Wednesday.
India, fourth in the FIH rankings, is in Pool B in the men’s hockey tournament in Paris 2024 with reigning Olympic champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland. Both Argentina and Australia are former Olympic champions.
The Indian hockey team, who secured its Paris 2024 berth by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games, will face defending champions Belgium on August 1 and Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Australia the next day.
Record eight-time champions India finished with a historic bronze medal at Tokyo 2020. It was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey after a 41-year gap. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, South Africa and hosts France make up Pool A of the 12-team men’s hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Teams will play each other once in the group stage and the top four from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals. The Paris 2024 Olympics men’s hockey medal round matches are scheduled for August 8. The Indian women’s hockey team won’t feature at the Paris 2024 Olympics after failing to secure a berth at the qualifying tournament in Ranchi.
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A total of 12 teams are set to lock horns in the men’s hockey tournament in Paris 2024. These 12 teams are divided into two pools comprising 6 teams each. The pools are:
Pool A
Pool B
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| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| A | 1.30 PM | Great Britain vs Spain |
| B | 2.00 PM | Belgium vs Ireland |
| A | 4:15 PM | Netherlands vs South Africa |
| B | 4:45 PM | Australia vs Argentina |
| A | 8:30 PM | Germany vs France |
| B | 9:00 PM | India vs New Zealand |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| A | 8.30 PM | Germany vs Spain |
| B | 9.00 PM | Belgium vs New Zealand |
| A | 11.15 PM | Netherlands vs France |
| A | 11.45 PM | South Africa vs Great Britain |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| B | 1.30 PM | Ireland vs Australia |
| B | 4.15 PM | India vs Argentina |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| A | 1.30 PM | Spain vs France |
| A | 2.00 PM | South Africa vs Germany |
| A | 4.15 PM | Great Britain vs Netherlands |
| B | 4.45 PM | India vs Ireland |
| B | 8.30 PM | Argentina vs New Zealand |
| B | 11.15 PM | Australia vs Belgium |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| A | 9.00 PM | Germany vs Netherlands |
| A | 11.15 PM | Spain vs South Africa |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| B | 1.30 PM | India vs Belgium |
| B | 2.00 PM | New Zealand vs Australia |
| A | 4.15 PM | France vs Great Britain |
| B | 4.45 PM | Ireland vs Argentina |
| Pool | Time (IST) | Match |
| A | 2.00 PM | Netherlands vs Spain |
| B | 4.45 PM | India vs Australia |
| B | 8.30 PM | New Zealand vs Ireland |
| B | 9.00 PM | Argentina vs Belgium |
| A | 11.15 PM | France vs South Africa |
| A | 11.45 PM | Great Britain vs Germany |
Rest Day
| Time (IST) | Match |
| 1.30 PM | Quarters 1 |
| 4.00 PM | Quarters 2 |
| 9.00 PM | Quarters 3 |
| 11.30 PM | Quarters 4 |
Rest Day
| Time (IST) | Match |
| 5.30 PM | Semifinals 1 |
| 10.30 PM | Semifinals 2 |
Rest Day
| Time (IST) | Match |
| 5.30 PM | Bronze Medal Match |
| 10.30 PM | Gold Medal Match |
*ALL THE MATCHES OF INDIA IS PUT IN BOLD
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