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It is the year of Commonwealth Games and Birmingham is all set to host this year's mega event. Among all the events, Hockey is one event where all eyes will be on Indian teams (in both men's and women's category) following their impressive performances in Tokyo Olympics.
On Wednesday, the schedule for the Games to be held from July 28 to August 8 was announced, where the Men and Women in Blue got to know who they will be up against in Birmingham. Interestingly, India will have the same opponents in both categories.
Men's Hockey Event at CWG 2022
Group A: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Scotland
Group B: India, England, Canada, Wales and Ghana
Fixtures for Indian men's team are as follows:
July 31, Sunday: India vs Ghana - 7:30 PM IST
August 1, Monday: India vs England - 7:30 PM IST
August 3, Wednesday: India vs Canada - 7:30 PM IST
August 4, Thursday: India vs Wales - 7:30 PM IST
Women's Hockey Event at CWG 2022
Group A: India, England, Canada, Wales and Ghana
Group B: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya and Scotland
Fixtures for Indian women's team are as follows:
July 31, Sunday: India vs Ghana
August 1, Monday: India vs Wales
August 2, Tuesday: India vs England
August 3, Wednesday: India vs Canada
Notably, the two top teams of each group (across both the categories) will qualify for the semi-finals. The schedule of knockout games is as follows:
August 5, Friday: Women's Hockey Semi-finals
August 6, Saturday: Men's Hockey Semi-finals
August 7, Sunday: Women's Hockey Final
August 8, Monday: Men's Hockey Final
It is going to be quite exciting as the governing body has decided to send 'A' teams for the event, as they want to keep the senior players fresh for the Asian Games 2022, set to be played from September 10 to 25 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. As a result, there will be some new faces in both men's and women's teams which will be something to watch out for everyone.