{"id":411691,"date":"2024-01-22T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/22\/india-placed-in-tough-pool-b-in-mens-hockey-competition-of-paris-olympics-hockey-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:42:07","slug":"india-placed-in-tough-pool-b-in-mens-hockey-competition-of-paris-olympics-hockey-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/22\/india-placed-in-tough-pool-b-in-mens-hockey-competition-of-paris-olympics-hockey-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"India placed in tough Pool B in men&#8217;s hockey competition of Paris Olympics | Hockey News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-107055320,imgsize-220292.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Asian Games<!-- --> champions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happytrips.com\/topic\/tokyo\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Tokyo<\/a> Olympics bronze medallists <!-- -->Indian men&#8217;s hockey team<!-- --> faces a challenging draw in Pool B at the upcoming Paris Games.<br \/>The eight-time champions India have been clubbed with formidable opponents, including reigning Olympic champions and world number two, Belgium, powerhouse Australia, Rio Games gold medallist Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland.<br \/>India, currently ranked third globally, secured a historic bronze medal in Tokyo, ending a 41-year medal drought. The team has historically found it challenging to overcome opponents like Tokyo silver medallist Australia and Argentina.<br \/>In Pool A, the competing teams include Netherlands, <!-- -->Germany<!-- -->, Great Britain, Spain, France, and South Africa.<br \/>The <!-- -->International Hockey Federation<!-- --> (FIH) revealed the pools for both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s hockey competitions following the conclusion of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers on Sunday.<br \/>In the women&#8217;s hockey competition at the Paris Games, India, who achieved a commendable fourth-place finish in Tokyo, will not be represented as they failed to qualify.<br \/>India secured the fourth position after losing 0-1 to Japan in the Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi on Friday. Germany, USA, and Japan earned their berths from the Ranchi event.<br \/>Reigning Olympic champions Netherlands headline Pool A, joined by Belgium, Germany, Japan, China, and hosts France. Pool B features Australia, the current silver medallist Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, USA, and South Africa.<br \/>The allocation of teams to their respective pools is based on the <!-- -->FIH World Rankings<!-- --> as of Sunday.<br \/>The 12 teams per gender earned qualification for the Olympic Games through various means, including being hosts, winners of their continental qualifiers, or top-three finishers in their FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier.<br \/>The top four teams from each pool in both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s competitions will qualify for the quarterfinals.<br \/>The <!-- -->Paris Olympics<!-- --> will be held from July 26 till August 11 and hockey competitions will start from July 27 and end on August 9.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        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