RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES Olympic Hockey Centre PRESS Deodoro,Brasil PACK 6th-19thAUGUST Contents Key contacts & resources 1 Welcome message from FIH President Leandro Negre 2 Hockey, the Olympics and the FIH 4 Rio 2016 Hockey preview 5 Rio 2016: Interesting Facts and Figures 7 About Rio de Janeiro and the Deodoro Olympic Hockey Centre 9 How the teams qualified 11 Competitions format and match schedules 15 Men’s Competition Pool A Teams - Australia, Great Britain, Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, Brazil 18 Pool B Teams - Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, India, Ireland, Canada 30 Officials 42 Women’s Competition Pool A Teams - Netherlands, New Zealand, China, Germany, Korea, Spain 45 Pool B Teams - Argentina, Australia, Great Britain, USA, Japan, India 57 Officials 70 Useful information Event photography 72 Key Olympic hockey historical facts and figures 73 Rules and competition regulations 79 FIH Hero World Rankings 81 The Hockey Revolution and the future of international hockey 85 Key contacts & resources Contact: For all media queries relating to the event, please contact: Daniel Parker FIH Communications and Digital Manager Email:
[email protected] Tel: Brazil (from 4-20 August): + 55 (21) 976 993 359 Tel: Switzerland (Until 3 August): +41 (79) 619 7724 Resources: Official Rio 2016 Hockey webpage Click here Spectator guide Click here Olympic Hockey Centre overview Click here Ticketing information Click here Resources: Do you want the latest on the Rio 2016 Games? To get real-time results and follow the Olympic torch relay? If so, download the official app of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games using the appropriate link below.