Hockey at Commonwealth Games 2022: Full schedule, format, squads, venue, timings
Commonwealth Games: India has been one of the most consistent performers in hockey with the men winning two silver medals and the women winning a gold a silver medal.
Published : Jul 26, 2022 17:35 IST
The Indian Men’s team will be led by Manpreet Singh (left) while Savita Punia will lead the Indian women’s hockey team. | Photo Credit: TEAM SPORTSTAR
Hockey has been part of the Commonwealth Games since 1998 and will see teams battle for victory for over 60 minutes. Australia has been the most successful side, winning the gold medal in all the six CWG editions (in men) and four gold medals (in women).
India, on the other hand, has been one of the most consistent performers with the men’s team winning two silver medals (2010, 2014) and the women winning a gold (2002) and a silver medal (2006).
Brief rules
Success in putting the ball in the opponent's net results in a goal. Fouls here, are of three types — free hit, penalty stroke and penalty corner. Two umpires, one in each half, adjudicate the matches and can punish offenders with green, yellow or red cards.
Green is an official warning, yellow directs players to stay out of play for five minutes, while a red forces an early exit for the player.
Participating teams
Ten teams are participating in Birmingham, divided into two groups of five each and every team will play the other in a round-robin format. India is placed in Group A in women’s hockey and in Group B in men’s hockey.
Indian men’s hockey squad
Chief coach: Graham Reid
Indian women’s hockey squad
Chief coach: Janneke Schopman
Schedule, venue and timings
Both the men’s and women’s teams will start their campaigns against Ghana, with the latter playing on July 29 and the former on July 31 respectively.
The University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash centre in Birmingham will host all the matches of hockey for the Commonwealth Games 2022.