Canadian women’s field hockey team looks to take step towards 2020 Olympics

That will lead to a playoff later this year, almost certainly in hostile territory, with Olympic qualification on the line.

Canada’s women have sat out the last six Olympics, last competing in 1992 when they finished seventh in Barcelona. They are trying to get back there with little funding or support.Canada, ranked 21st in the world, is in Pool A at the FIH Hockey Series with No. 7 Spain, No. 20 Belarus and No. 42 Namibia. Pool B is made up of No. 15 South Africa, No. 17 Italy, No. 27 Wales and No. 28 Thailand.

The loss of Own The Podium funding plus Field Hockey Canada’s financial problems has meant that the Canadian women has turn to a crowdfunding campaign to get to Spain. The fundraising produced some $81,000.Story continues below advertisementBonnet, a South African native who has led the team to a string of impressive results since taking over in early 2018, has been handed his notice because Field Hockey Canada can’t afford him. Bonnet’s staff position will end after the Pan Am Games.

“We’ve prepared as well as we can,” said Bonnet. “All credit to the players. They’ve been phenomenal. They’ve made huge sacrifices and invested in this process.”The Canadian women lost their Own The Podium funding for 2019-20 after receiving $200,000 in 2017-2018 and $75,000 in 2018-2019.The 10th-ranked men have gone the other way. After collecting just $300,000 in the Rio quadrennial, they have received $1,470,000 ahead of Tokyo .

The Canadian men are heading to their own playoff after winning the FIH Series Finals in May with a 3-2 victory over host Malaysia, ranked 13th. They can also qualify via the Pan American Games although Olympic champion Argentina, currently ranked fourth, stands in their way.The men will host their playoff qualifier, likely against a team ranked 14th through 16th, at their West Vancouver training base.

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