Lausanne, Switzerland: Following the completion of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers yesterday, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) can reveal the Pools of the Paris 2024 Olympic hockey tournaments as follows:
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
The participating teams have been allocated to their respective Pools on the basis of the FIH World Rankings at 23:59 CET on 21 January 2024 and in the following order:
Pool A: teams ranked 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th
Pool B: teams ranked 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th
The 12 teams per gender have qualified for the Olympic Games either as hosts, winner of their Continental Qualifier or Top 3 finisher of their FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier.
-FIH
