Olympic Games Hockey fixtures and results: What are Team GB’s UK start times for Tokyo 2020?

TEAM GB are going for glory in field hockey at the Tokyo Olympics, five years after claiming gold in Brazil.

Great Britain’s women’s won the event last time out at Rio 2016, after going all the way, beating Holland on penalties in a final shoot-out.

AFP – GettyTeam GB celebrate after beating Holland in a penalty shoot-out to win gold at Rio 2016.[/caption]

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This time around, 24 teams – including Great Britain (12 in both the men’s and women’s competitions), will be vying for top honours at the Oi Hockey Stadium, in the capital city of Japan.

In each category, teams have been divided into two groups of six, with the top four at the end of the round-robin stage making it straight to the quarterfinals.

A win will see a team fetch three points whilst a draw will give them just a single point.

Each game is 60 minutes long with the opening match contested between the men of Japan and Australia on July 24, with the host nation facing a stern test against gold medalist favourites and current World number one’s.

The women’s opening match will also start the same day with Rio 2016 silver medalist’s Holland taking on India.

Who do team GB play?

The woman will be looking to make it back-to-back gold at Tokyo and will defend their crown against Germany on July 25, with the men beginning their campaign against South Africa a day before.

Great Britain’s men will also face Canada, Germany and Holland before ending the group stages with a mouth watering clash against current world number two outfit Belgium. 

The women will also face South Africa and Holland while also coming up against India and Ireland.

Team GB men’s Pool B fixtures

Saturday, July 24 – Great Britain vs South Africa – 10.30am UK (18.30 Japan)Monday, July 26 – Great Britain vs Canada – 3.45am UK approx (11:45am Japan)Tuesday, July 27 – Germany vs Great Britain – 4.15am UK approx (12.15pm Japan)Thursday July 29 – Netherlands vs Great Britain – 11.45am UK approx (7.45pm Japan)Friday July 30 – Belgium vs Great Britain – 1.15pm UK approx (9.15pm Japan)

Team GB women’s Pool A fixtures

Sunday, July 25 – Great Britain vs Germany – 1.30am UK (9.30am Japan)Monday, July 26 – South Africa vs Great Britain – 10.30am UK (5.30pm Japan)Wednesday, July 28 – Great Britain vs India – 2am UK (10am Japan)Thursday, July 29 – Great Britain vs Netherlands – 11am UK (7pm Japan)Saturday, July 31 – Ireland vs Great Britain – 12.45pm UK approx (8.45pm Japan)

*Note, some fixture times are labelled approximate for Team GB games as the Olympic schedule is set out as 3hr 45min sessions with two matches in each session.

Once the group stages come to an end, the men’s and women’s quarter-finals will be held on August 1 and 2 respectively.

The semi-finals follow on August 3 and 4 while the men’s medals will be decided on August 5, with the women’s the next day.

Which country have won the most gold medals?

India are the most successful side amongst the men’s teams at the Olympics, with 11 medals, including eight gold – with neighbouring country Pakistan second with eight medals, comprising of three golds and silvers each and two bronze medals.

The Netherlands are the most successful women’s side that will participate in the Tokyo Olympics, with three gold and bronze medals each and two silvers.

Great Britain men’s have tasted gold at the Olympics on three occasions – their last coming in 1988.

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Men’s full fixture list:

July 24

Japan vs Australia (Pool A)New Zealand vs India (Pool A)Argentina vs Spain (Pool A)Netherlands vs Belgium (Pool B)Great Britain vs South Africa (Pool B)Canada vs Germany (Pool B)

July 25

India vs Australia (Pool A)Spain vs New Zealand (Pool A)Japan vs Argentina (Pool A)South Africa vs Netherlands (Pool B)

July 26

Germany vs Belgium (Pool B)Great Britain vs Canada (Pool B)

July 27

Argentina vs Australia (Pool A)Japan vs New Zealand (Pool A)India vs Spain (Pool A)Germany vs Great Britain (Pool B)Belgium vs South Africa (Pool B)Netherlands vs Canada (Pool B)

July 28

Japan vs Spain (Pool A)Australia vs New Zealand (Pool A)

July 29

India vs Argentina (Pool A)South Africa vs Germany (Pool B)Belgium vs Canada (Pool B)Netherlands vs Great Britain (Pool B)

July 30

Australia vs Spain (Pool A)Japan vs India (Pool A)Argentina vs New Zealand (Pool A)Canada vs South Africa (Pool B)Germany vs Netherlands (Pool B)Belgium vs Great Britain (Pool B)

August 1

Quarter final 1Quarter final 2Quarter final 3Quarter final 4

August 3

Semi final 1 (WQF1 vs WQF2)Semi final 2 (WQF3 vs WQF4)

August 5

Bronze medal match (LSF1 vs LSF2)Gold medal match (WSF1 vs WSF2)

Women’s full fixture list

July 24

Netherlands vs India (Pool A)Ireland vs South Africa (Pool A)

July 25

Great Britain vs Germany (Pool A)Japan vs China (Pool B)Australia vs Spain (Pool B)New Zealand vs Argentina (Pool B)

July 26

Netherlands vs Ireland (Pool A)South Africa vs Great Britain (Pool A)Germany vs India (Pool A)Australia vs China (Pool B)Japan vs New Zealand (Pool B)Argentina vs Spain (Pool B)

July 28

Netherlands vs South Africa (Pool A)Great Britain vs India (Pool A)Germany vs Ireland (Pool A)New Zealand vs Spain (Pool B)Japan vs Australia (Pool B)Argentina vs China (Pool B)

July 29

Great Britain vs Netherlands (Pool A)Spain vs China (Pool B)Japan vs Argentina (Pool B)New Zealand vs Australia (Pool B)

July 30

South Africa vs Germany (Pool A)Ireland vs India (Pool A)

July 31

India vs South Africa (Pool A)Germany vs Netherlands (Pool A)Ireland vs Great Britain (Pool A)China vs New Zealand (Pool B)Argentina vs Australia (Pool B)Japan vs Spain (Pool B)

August 2

Quarterfinal 1Quarterfinal 2Quarterfinal 3Quarterfinal 4

August 4

Semifinal (WQF1 vs WQF2)Semifinal (WQF3 vs WQF4)

August 6

Bronze medal match (LSF1 vs LSF2)Gold medal match (WSF1 vs WSF2)

Fancy a punt?

To win gold

Men’s Olympics 2020

Australia 11/4Belgium 10/3Holland 9/2Germany 5/1Great Britain 11/1India 11/1Argentina 14/1Spain 20/1New Zealand 20/1Japan 33/1Canada 90/1South Africa 90/1

Women’s Olympics 2020

Holland 10/11Australia 5/1Germany 7/1Argentina 7/1Great Britain 9/1New Zealand 20/1Spain 25/1Ireland 33/1China 50/1Japan 50/1India 60/1South Africa 100/1

*All odds from Paddy Power and correct at time of publication.