September 9, 2019 Lausanne, Switzerland: The FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers have been determined by a draw held today at the headquarters of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Lausanne 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. #Tokyo2020 #RoadToTokyo #GiftOfHockey
