Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 25th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It will take place from 27 July to 8 August 2024. All games will be played at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | France | ||
| City | Paris | ||
| Dates | 27 July – 8 August | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Stade Yves-du-Manoir | ||
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Competition schedule Edit
In the preliminary round, games will be played on two pitches.[2]
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||
Competition format Edit
The twelve teams in the tournament will be divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Qualification Edit
Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. France as the host nation qualified automatically. The other teams qualify through the 2024 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[3]
| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 13 September 2017 | Lima | 1 | France |
| 2023 Oceania Cup | 10–13 August 2023 | Whangārei | 1 | Australia |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship | 19–27 August 2023 | Mönchengladbach | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2022 Asian Games | 23 September − 8 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | India |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 25 October – 3 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | |
| 2023 African Olympic Qualifier[4] | 29 October – 5 November 2023 | Pretoria | 1 | |
| 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | 13–21 January 2024 | Valencia | 3 | |
| Muscat | 3 | |||
| Total | 12 | |||
Umpires Edit
On 12 September 2023, 14 umpires were appointed by the FIH.[5]
- Gabriel Labate (ARG)
- Steve Rogers (AUS)
- Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
- Dan Barstow (ENG)
- Ben Göntgen (GER)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Coen van Bunge (NED)
- Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
- Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
- David Tomlinson (NZL)
- Marcin Grochal (POL)
- Martin Madden (SCO)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
References Edit
- ^ "IOC makes historic decision by simultaneously awarding Olympic Games 2024 to Paris and 2028 to Los Angeles". International Olympic Committee. 14 July 2021. from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Schedule for hockey at the Olympic Games Paris 2024". fih.hockey. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ McAlister, Sean (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for hockey at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Officials announced for Olympic Games Paris 2024". FIH. 23 September 2023.
External links Edit
- FIH website