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The FIH Women's World Rankings is a ranking system for women's national teams in field hockey. The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation (FIH), field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results. The rankings were introduced in October 2003. [1]
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place from 27 July to 9 August 2024. All games were played at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France. [1]
The International Olympic Committee and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024 on 30 March 2022. Each of the continental champions from five confederations (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) secured the men's and women's spots for their respective NOC, whereas host nation France received a direct quota place each ...
Oranje is gold again in women's field hockey after the Netherlands pulled off a first-of-its-kind Olympic sweep. The Netherlands defended its title from Tokyo, rallying from an early deficit to ...
The 2024 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the women's field hockey event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was held in Ranchi, India and Valencia, Spain between 13 and 20 January 2024. [1] Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Spain and the United States qualified for the Olympics. [2] [3] [4]
The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the hockey events. Until the 1988 Summer Olympics , the tournaments were invitational, but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics .
The women's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones secured a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times. [2] The team has also won nine Olympic medals.