The Indian men's hockey team will begin their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign against New Zealand on July 24.
Led by Manpreet Singh, India will look to end their 41-year medal drought at the Summer Games having secured their last gold medal in the event by beating Spain 4-3 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
India is among 12 nations that will compete in men's hockey event at the Tokyo Olympics and they have been divided into two groups of six teams each.
While Men in Blue have been clubbed in Group A alongside hosts Japan, Argentina, Australia, Spain and New Zealand, Group B comprises four-time champions Germany, three-time winners Great Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada and South Africa.
Since the tournament’s inception in 1908, India has been the most successful team in the competition with eight gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals.
In the group stage, every team will play five matches with the top four teams qualifying for the knockout stage. As per the schedule, quarter-finals and semi-finals are slated to take place on August 1 and 3 respectively.
The bronze medal and the gold medal matches at Tokyo Olympics will take place on August 5.
All the men’s hockey matches will be played at the Oi Hockey Stadium's North and South pitch.
Meanwhile, Argentina head into Tokyo 2020 as defending champions as they defeated Belgium 4-2 to bag gold at Rio Olympics in 2016.
India men's hockey Tokyo Olympics Squad
Goalkeeper: PR Sreejesh
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra
Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh (captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit
Forwards: Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh.
Men’s hockey at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All match times are in Indian Standard Time
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Date and Day |
Match |
Time |
Venue |
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Saturday, July 24 |
Japan vs Australia (Pool A) |
6 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Saturday, July 24 |
New Zealand vs India (Pool A) |
6:30 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Saturday, July 24 |
Netherlands vs Belgium (Pool B) |
8:15 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Saturday, July 24 |
Argentina vs Spain (Pool A) |
8:45 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Saturday, July 24 |
Great Britain vs South Africa (Pool B) |
3 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Saturday, July 24 |
Canada vs Germany (Pool B) |
3:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Sunday, July 25 |
India vs Australia (Pool A) |
3 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Japan vs Argentina (Pool A) |
3:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Spain vs New Zealand (Pool A) |
5:15 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Sunday, July 25 |
South Africa vs Netherlands (Pool B) |
5:45 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Monday, July 26 |
Germany vs Belgium (Pool B) |
6 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Monday, July 26 |
Great Britain vs Canada (Pool B) |
8:15 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
Argentina vs Australia (Pool A) |
6 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
India vs Spain (Pool A) |
6:30 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
Japan vs New Zealand (Pool A) |
8:15 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
Germany vs Great Britain (Pool B) |
8:45 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
Belgium vs South Africa (Pool B) |
3 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
Netherlands vs Canada (Pool B) |
5:15 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Japan vs Spain (Pool A) |
5:15 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Australia vs New Zealand (Pool A) |
5:45 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Thursday, July 29 |
India vs Argentina (Pool A) |
6 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Thursday, July 29 |
Belgium vs Canada (Pool B) |
6:30 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Thursday, July 29 |
South Africa vs Germany (Pool B) |
8:15 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Thursday, July 29 |
Netherlands vs Great Britain (Pool B) |
8:45 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Friday, July 30 |
Australia vs Spain (Pool A) |
6:30 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Friday, July 30 |
Canada vs South Africa (Pool B) |
8:45 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Friday, July 30 |
Japan vs India (Pool A) |
3 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Friday, July 30 |
Argentina vs Netherlands (Pool A) |
3:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Friday, July 30 |
Belgium vs Great Britain (Pool B) |
5:45 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – South Pitch |
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Sunday, August 1 |
Quarter-final 1 |
6 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Sunday, August 1 |
Quarter-final 2 |
8:30 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Sunday, August 1 |
Quarter-final 3 |
3 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Sunday, August 1 |
Quarter-final 4 |
5:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, August 3 |
Semi-final 1 |
7:00 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Tuesday, August 3 |
Semi-final 3 |
3:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Thursday, August 5 |
Bronze medal match |
7:00 AM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
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Thursday, August 5 |
Gold medal match |
3:30 PM IST |
Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch |
Where to watch Men’s hockey at Tokyo 2020 Olympics live in India?
Men’s hockey at Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be telecast on the Sony Pictures Network India. Coverage will begin live at 6 AM IST on Sony’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the men's hockey matches at Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
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