Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Irish Men's Hockey - FIH Road To London


The countdown to the London Olympics is on with only 150 days to go until the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. However the Irish Men’s Hockey team are currently aiming to book their ticket to the Games as they begin the Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dublin, Ireland. The Electric Ireland FIH Road To London will feature six teams and will be held from March 10-18. Korea will be the team to beat, entering the tournament as the sixth-ranked team in the FIH World Ranking. Challenging the Koreans will be Malaysia, Ireland, Russia, Chile and Ukraine.



The schedule for the tournament can be viewed here: http://www.fih.ch/en/competitions-152-2012-men-s-oq-irl-olympic-qualification-tournament:format


Four years ago the Irish Green Machine narrowly missed out on a shot at a one off play-off match to go the Olympics in Beijing and we are hoping they go one step further this year and qualify for the Summer Olympics in London. There is only one place up for grabs in this winner takes all event so it is by no means an easy job. So lets hope we can qualify and make sure we have plenty to shout about this summer


Sponsored by Electric Ireland and hosted by the Irish Hockey Association the tournament takes place at the National Hockey Stadium, UCD from 10th – 18th March. For Tickets visit http://www.hockey.ie/