KUALA LUMPUR: Reigning World Cup winners, Germany, are expected to remain the leading contenders for the men’s hockey gold medal at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to Aug 11.

The four-time champions (1972, 1992, 2008, 2012), who will be gunning to wrest back the Olympic title after a decade, however, are expected to face stiff resistance from defending champion Belgium, two-time champions the Netherlands, 2004 winner Australia and the most title winners, India.