NEW DELHI: With a little more than six weeks to go for the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Odisha, International Hockey Federation and Hockey India on Wednesday announced that the sale of online tickets for the tournament is now live.
The FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Odisha will be played by both the Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The two-day event is scheduled for November 1 and 2 which is the last stage of qualification for Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team, which is ranked no. 5 in the FIH Rankings, will be facing World No. 22 Russia in their FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Odisha over the two matches.
Meanwhile, World No. 9 Indian Women’s Hockey Team will face off against opponents World No 13 United States Of America in their respective two matches.
The winners from the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Odisha will be determined on the basis of aggregate score from the two encounters, and will progress to the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held in the year 2020.