Canada Qualify For Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Canada beat Brazil in their semi-final match to confirm their place in the final of the Pan Am Games hockey event and ultimately their place in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
- NDTVSports
- Updated: July 25, 2015 10:04 pm IST
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have confirmed today that Canada men have qualified for the hockey event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Oltmans Replaces Paul Van Ass as Indian Men's Hockey Coach)
Canada beat Brazil in their semi-final match to confirm their place in the final of the Pan Am Games hockey event and ultimately their place in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Argentina won the other semi-final in Toronto and have already qualified for Rio through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals.
With both teams in the final, qualification for Canada is guaranteed either as winner of the Pan Am Games(Continental Champions) or the next highest ranked placed team from the Hockey World League Semi-Finals should the Continental Champion already have qualified.
Canada join the eight teams already qualified for Rio 2016. India as Asian Games Champions and Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and Great Britain through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals.
Brazil also joined the line-up on Wednesday when their place in the semi-final at the Pan Am Games satisfied the host nation participation criteria established by IOC and FIH.