India women confirmed their place in the hockey event at Rio 2016 following Spainâs loss in semi-final at EuroHockey Championships 2015 this evening
India qualified through their final position at the Hockey World League Semi-Final in Antwerp
EuroHockey finalists Netherlands and England (as Great Britain) already qualified for Rio 2016
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed today that India women have qualified for the hockey event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
India qualified after England defeated Spain in the semi-finals of the Unibet EuroHockey Championships in London, which ensured that the only teams who can now win the event have already qualified for Rio through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals â Netherlands and England (as Great Britain).
The winner of the EuroHockey Championships will qualify for the 2016 Olympics as European continental champions, opening up a further qualification spot which India secure as the team who ranked highest at the Hockey World League Semi-Finals not already qualified.
India women join the nine teams already qualified for Rio 2016 – Korea as Asian Games champions, Argentina as Pan Am Games champions and Great Britain, China, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the USA through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals.
The remaining two Olympic places (women) will not be finalised until after the Continental Championships, the Oceania Cup and the Africa Cup for Nations, which finish in November this year.
For more information on the qualifying process and to track who has qualified, visit FIH.ch.
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