The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is glad to announce that, at a ceremony held at the Olympic House in Lausanne earlier today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and FIH President Tayyab Ikram unveiled the competition schedule for hockey at Paris 2024, to be played from 27 July to 9 August, 2024.
The hockey tournaments of the XXXIII Olympiad will be played in the historical venue of the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium – an Olympic Games arena in 1924 – in Colombes, near Paris.
Twelve women’s national teams will compete to clinch the highly coveted Olympic medals, including Dutch women who will compete in the event as the reigning gold medalists from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
The South African women open their Paris games against Australia on 28 July and face South American powerhouses Argentina 24 hours later.
On 31 July the South Africans take on Great Britain who secured the final qualifying spot in Spain earlier this year. The African champions then complete the pool stage with games against Spain (1 August) and USA (3 August).
The tournament’s pool stages will be played till 3 August, followed by knockout matches starting 4 August, with the medal matches for the women’s tournament on 9 August.
Click here to see the full match schedule for Hockey at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Original Copy: FIH and Hockey SA, with editing by gsport
Photo Caption: The IOC and the FIH have announced South African women’s group-stage fixtures at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the opening tie against Australia on 28 July followed by pool matches against Argentina, Great Britain, Spain and the USA to follow. Photo: FIH
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