The Indian men's hockey team face a formidable task in Pool B at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Drawn alongside reigning Olympic champions Belgium, World No 2, Australia, Rio Games gold medallist Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland, the Asian Games champions and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists, India, will have to put their best foot forward to make it to the knockouts.
On the other hand, Pool A includes the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France, and South Africa, forming another competitive group.
The International Hockey Federation revealed the pool allocations after the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, with teams selected based on the FIH World Rankings. In the women's competition, India failed to qualify, finishing fourth in Tokyo and losing to Japan in the Olympic Qualifiers.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Men & Women pools
Women
Pool A: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Japan, China and France
Pool B: Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, United States and South Africa
Men
Pool A: Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and South Africa
Pool B: Belgium, India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland
How can India qualify for the knockouts in the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The top four teams from each pool in both men's and women's competitions will advance to the quarterfinals.
The Paris Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11, with hockey competitions scheduled from July 27 to August 9.
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