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Here’s what you need to know about hockey at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

When did hockey become an Olympic sport?

Men have competed in Olympic hockey since 1908, when London hosted the Summer Games. However, the U.S. men did not compete until the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, where they won their first and only Olympic medal in the sport (bronze).

The women’s field hockey team was included in the 1980 Olympics, when Moscow hosted the Games and the United States boycotted the Games. The U.S. women won their first and only Olympic field hockey medal at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, winning a bronze medal.

How does Olympic field hockey work?

In field hockey, each side has 11 players on the field (16 on the list) and tries to score more goals than the opponent by using sticks to dribble and shoot. Goals are worth one point. Players may not shoot from outside the hitting circle on the field and the ball may not be moved by anything other than a player’s stick.

The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 12-team tournaments for both the men’s and women’s sides. The tournaments will begin with pool play, two groups of six teams. Each team will play five games, with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The top four teams from each side will advance to the quarterfinals for a bracket-style tournament. The winners of the semifinals will compete in the gold medal match, while the losers of the semifinals will compete for the bronze medal.

The field of participants for the men’s Olympic Games in Paris is as follows: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain.

The field of participants for the Olympic Games in Paris for women is as follows: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, China, Japan, Netherlands, United States, South Africa and Spain.

Who are the best athletes on Team USA in field hockey?

The US women did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, but the Paris Games will be their fourth time competing at the Olympics since 2008.

The 16-player roster will be announced in mid-June, but keep an eye out for goalkeeper Kelsey Bing, Abby Tamer and Ashley Hoffman. Tamer and Hoffman scored in the fourth quarter of a comeback win over Japan earlier this year that helped the Americans qualify for Paris.

What is the international landscape of Olympic hockey like?

The women from the Netherlands are the reigning Olympic gold medalists. They have won four gold medals, including two of the last three, and nine medals in total in Olympic competition.

In the men’s event, India is historically the most successful team with eight gold medals. However, there have been three different gold medalists in each of the last three Summer Games: Belgium defeated Australia in the gold medal match in Tokyo for their first Olympic medal in the sport; Argentina defeated Belgium for gold in Rio 2016; and Germany defeated the Netherlands in London 2012.