The FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers have been determined by a draw held 9th of September 2019 at FIH Headquarter in Lausanne
This Draws had finalized the pathway for Pakistan Hockey team, Green Team will face Netherlands Hockey team on 25th and 26th of October in Amsterdam and winning team will qualify for the Tokkyo2020.
Pakistan Hockey team who missed the Rio Olympics2016 because of failed in qualification also was underperformed in the Hockey World Cup 2018.
The Hockey Glory of Pakistan is worldwide recognized with honor but from last 10 years hockey team Pakistan is struggling in international rankings and presently on worst in international rankings.
The
draws finalized as follows
Men
25/26 October: Spain – France, Valencia
26/27 October: The Netherlands –
Pakistan, Amsterdam
26/27 October: Canada – Ireland, West
Vancouver
1/2 November: India – Russia,
Bhubaneswar
2/3 November: New Zealand – Korea,
Stratford
2/3 November: Germany – Austria,
Mönchengladbach
2/3 November: Great Britain –
Malaysia, London
Women
25/26 October: Australia – Russia,
Perth
25/26 October: China – Belgium,
Changzhou
25/26 October: Spain – Korea, Valencia
1/2 November: India – USA,
Bhubaneswar
2/3 November: Germany – Italy,
Mönchengladbach
2/3 November: Great Britain –
Chile, London
2/3 November: Ireland – Canada,
Dublin
Each qualifier consists of two back-to-back matches which will be played in the
same venue. The match times will be confirmed at a later stage and updated
on www.FIH.ch.
The winners of these FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will qualify for the 2020
Olympic hockey tournaments which will be staged in Japan’s capital city from 25 July to 7 August next
year and involve 12 Men’s and 12 Women’s teams. The following teams are already
qualified:
Men
Japan
Argentina
South Africa
Belgium
Australia
Women
Japan
Argentina
South Africa
The Netherlands
New Zealand
The final participation in the Olympic Games for any team must be approved and
confirmed beforehand by their respective National Olympic Committee.