A file photograph of Indian men hockey gamers.
| Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout
India on March 12 slipped a spot to the fourth place within the newest FIH men’s world rankings with Germany taking the third place following their spectacular run on the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.
India (2761) had immediately certified for the Paris Olympics via an Asian Games gold final yr and didn’t want to play within the recently-concluded Olympic Qualifiers.
Germany (2786), then again, went unbeaten on the Olympic Qualifiers in Oman and adopted that up with two wins and two attracts in opposition to Argentina and a younger Belgian facet throughout the Santiago del Estero mini event within the FIH Pro League to surpass India.
Netherlands (3060) proceed to sit on the high of the rankings, coming away from the India leg of the FIH Pro League, comparatively unscathed, with two attracts in opposition to India and a loss to Australia accounting for his or her solely dropped factors in 8 matches.
Belgium (2848) proceed to maintain on to the second place within the rankings after a robust exhibiting on the Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain.
Australia (2757), who had been the stand out performers throughout the FIH Pro League mini-tournament in India, leapfrogged England (2720) into fifth place. Argentina (2524) and Spain (2296) proceed to maintain on to the seventh and eighth positions respectively.
France (2085) was ninth, whereas New Zealand (2025) made their approach again into the top-10 following a spirited exhibiting on the Olympic Qualifiers in Oman, the place they pipped Pakistan within the bronze medal match to qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games.
In the Women’s Rankings, India (2215), who failed to make the reduce for the Paris Games, are ranked ninth within the listing headed by Netherlands (3422), who remained away from the chasing pack, having gained all 12 of their Pro League season 5 matches to date.
Argentina (2827) and Germany (2732) moved forward of Australia into second and third locations following sturdy performances throughout the Santiago del Estero mini-tournament.
Australia (2678) in fourth are adopted by Belgium (2499) who dropped a spot on the again of 4 straight losses within the FIH Pro League.
England (2304) remained sixth, adopted by Spain (2244) on seventh, who’ve closed the hole to England thanks to a robust exhibiting on the Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, the place they completed second to qualify for Paris.
China (2226)’s performances throughout the Indian mini-tournament of the FIH Pro League in February, noticed them sit second within the Pro League desk, catapulting them forward of India (2215) on the planet rankings, into the eighth place.
Less than 100 factors separate England on sixth and India on ninth, exhibiting the intently contested nature of worldwide ladies’s hockey.
