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Hockey at the Tokyo Olympics, 2020: Details, Stats and Schedule

The Tokyo Olympics is around the corner and the teams have started with intense preparations. The Indian contingent will leave for Tokyo at the end of the first week in July. The Field Hockey Competition at the Tokyo Olympics will take place from 24th July to 6th August 2021. Twenty-four teams (12 from men and 12 from women) are going to participate and fight for a gold medal for their country.

The Twelve teams in the Men’s and Women’s contingent will be divided into two groups of six teams each. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals and the bottom two teams will be eliminated from the competition. The knockout stage of the tournament will begin with the quarterfinals that are scheduled to start from 1st August 2021. Here is the schedule of matches at the Tokyo Olympics:

Group Stage: 24th July, 2021 to 31st July, 2021

Quarterfinals: 1st August, 2021 (Men’s), 2nd August, 2021 (Women’s)

Semifinals: 3rd August, 2021 (Men’s), 4th August, 2021 (Women’s)

Finals: 5th August, 2021 (Men’s), 6th August, 2021 (Women’s)

Venue: Oi Seaside Park, Tokyo, Japan.

Men’s Hockey:

Group A: Argentina, Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, Spain

Group B: Belgium, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa

Women’s Hockey

Group A: Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa

Group B: Argentina, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Spain

Both Indian Men’s and Women’s teams have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and are placed in Group A. Here is the schedule of the Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey Team at the Tokyo Olympics:

Indian Men’s Hockey Team:

#CheerforIndia
This time at #TokyoOlympics Indian Hockey team, both Men & Women, will fight for their lost pride.
Double cheer for #Manipur Nilakanta Sharma for Men Hockey & Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam for Female Hockey are in the team. pic.twitter.com/bNnbcACz7A

— Bimal Keisam (@bimalsingha) June 26, 2021

24th July, 2021: India vs New Zealand

25th July, 2021: India vs Australia

27th July, 2021: India vs Spain

29th July, 2021: India vs Argentina

30th July, 2021: India vs Japan

Indian Women’s Hockey Team:

This is the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for Olympics. I have high expectations from them. My best wishes!
Savita (Gk), Deep Grace, Nikki, Gurjit Kaur, Udita, Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu, Monika, Navjot, Salima Tete, Rani, Navneet, Lalremsiami, Vandana, Sharmila Devi. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Ut4e04hGHe

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) June 18, 2021