MUSCAT: The organising committee of 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier – Muscat will unveil the details of the Olympic Qualifier event at Oman Hockey Stadium in Al Amerat on Sunday in a press meet. Muscat city is among the three cities around the World to host one of the Hockey Olympic Qualifiers beside Valencia (Espain) and Ranchi (India). In Muscat, eight teams will vie for the three direct spots to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris during January 15 to 21. The pool A will be comprised from Great Britain, Malaysia, Pakistan and China while Pool B will feature Germany, New Zealand, Canada and Chile teams. FIH decided moving the hosts of Hockey Olympic Qualifier from Pakistan to Oman after Oman Hockey Association (OHA) delivered a comprehensive and strong bid that featured sporting infrastructure including the newly built stadium and its relevant top sporting facilities.
Hosting of the 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier – Muscat is a good rehearsal for the organising committee ahead of the main hosts represented by FIH Hockey 5s World Cup - Oman 2024 which will be hosted during January 24 to 31 at Oman Hockey Stadium in presence of 32 teams around the world.
On the other hand, Dato Tayyab Ikram, FIH President, will arrive to Muscat on Sunday and he will be one of the speakers during the press conference. He will highlight on the importance of the Hockey Olympic Qualifier event and Oman’s readiness to host the international mega events.
The 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier event will begin on Monday by holding four matches. Germany team will take on Canada in the opener at 14:00 and this match will be followed by New Zealand and Chile. Then, Malaysia will play against China and Great Britian will face Pakistan. The group matches will begin on Monday and will run until Thursday. On Saturday, the semifinal matches and classification matches will take place while in the following day the final match and the bronze match to decide the three top winners.
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