While the men's team traveled from Madrid after playing two friendly matches against the Spanish national squad, the Indian women's team arrived from Philadelphia where they won two matches against Canada and one match against USA national teams.
This will be the first women's hockey team from India in 36 years to play at the Olympics.
The excitement and anxiousness was palpable among the women led by promising young Captain Sushila Chanu.
The Hockey India women's team features in Pool B and will play against Argentina, Australia, Great Britain, USA and Japan.
The Men's hockey team, riding high on their recent exploits in the FIH Champions Trophy in London where the PR Sreejesh-led squad won a historic Silver medal, is vying to get the better of some of the top teams in their pool.
On arrival, India captain Sreejesh said, "Our first priority is to beat some of the top teams in our pool including Germany, Argentina and Netherlands.
Though we have beaten each of these teams in the past or have come close to beating Germany in the Champions Trophy recently, the Olympic Games is a different ball game and we need to put up something extraordinary and special to excel against them."
Sreejesh further said that every match will be crucial and their first goal is to make the QF's
The men's team will take on Ireland on August 6 in their first match while the women begin their campaign against Japan on August 7,2016
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