Lausanne: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on New Zealand in its opening match of the Paris Olympics on July 27, according to the schedule announced Wednesday.
India, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists, are in Pool B and will take on Argentina July 29, Ireland on July 30, Belgium on August 1 and Australia August 2.
Pool A consists of the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France, Great Britain and South Africa.
The quarterfinals will be played on August 4 with the semifinals on August 6, while the bronze-medal playoff and the final will take place August 8.
The ceremony was held in the presence of International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach and FIH president Tayyab Ikram.
The matches will be taking place at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes. Belgium are the defending champions in the men’s category.
