Olympics: Netherlands defeat Great Britain to set up semi-final against Argentina
In the third of four women’s quarter-finals, reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands overcame a stubborn Great Britain side to reach the Paris 2024 Olympic hockey semi-finals, with Lune Fokke scoring twice in a 3-1 victory over the Rio 2016 gold medallists. The result means that the Netherlands will face Argentina – who defeated Germany in a shoot-out earlier […]
Olympics: Olympic Games Paris 2024: Stage is set as Netherlands, Spain, Germany and India await men’s semi-finals
Tuesday 6 August is men’s semi-finals day at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium, with Germany, India, the Netherlands and Spain all just one win away from reaching the gold medal match at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. With Belgium and Australia – respective gold and silver medallists from Tokyo 2020 – eliminated in the quarter-finals, the […]
Olympics: Argentina women stage dramatic comeback to end Germany’s Olympic dream
Argentina became the second women’s team to seal a place in the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic hockey competition, despite falling behind three minutes from the end of their quarter-final match against Germany. After 57 goal-less minutes, Die Danas took the lead when Vikoria Huse brilliantly dispatched a penalty stroke to put her side […]
Olympics: China stun Australia to reach first Olympic semi-final since Beijing 2008
China recorded a stunning 3-2 victory over the previously unbeaten Australia, defying all expectations to storm into the women’s hockey semi-finals at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Despite finishing fourth in Pool A, the continental champions of Asia overcame the huge challenge posed by Pool B winners Australia, who came into the contest with four […]
Olympics: Hockey at Paris 2024: India, Spain, Netherlands and Germany reach final four
Paris, France – Day 9: It was an astonishing day of men’s quarter-final action on Sunday (4 August) with India, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany all reaching the Olympic Games Paris 2024 hockey semi-finals at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. Ten-player India showed huge determination in a remarkable win against Great Britain before Spain produced a sensational performance to […]
Olympics: Germany complete semi-final line-up with battling win over Argentina
Germany kept alive their quest for the fifth Olympic gold medal with a hard-fought win against Argentina, who twice fought back before Germany’s Justus Weigand scored a late winner to break the hearts of Los Leones at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The result completed the line-up for the semi-finals, with Germany set to meet […]
Olympics: Netherlands overcome Australia to set up Olympic semi-final against Spain
The Netherlands became the third men’s team to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, defeating Australia 2-0 to exact revenge on the side that defeated them at the same stage of the tournament at Tokyo 2020. It was another fiercely contested match at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, with the large contingent of Dutch fans […]
Olympics: Olympic Games Paris 2024: Excitement builds ahead of women’s quarter-finals
On Monday 5 August, the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium provides the stage for the women’s quarter-finals, where eight teams will fight it out for the four available semi-finals spots here at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Ahead of the big day, we take a quick look at four matches that will take place. Australia v China […]
Olympics: Reigning champions Belgium dethroned as Spain men to storm into semi-finals
In the second match of an already astonishing day of men’s quarter-final hockey at Paris 2024, Spain produced a masterclass in game management to end Belgium’s hopes of winning a second successive Olympic gold medal. The Red Sticks emerged 3-2 winners against the Tokyo 2020 champions to reach their first Olympic semi-final since Beijing 2008, […]
Olympics: Hockey at Paris 2024: Women’s quarter-finals confirmed as pool phase ends
Paris, France – Day 8: The final six matches of the women’s hockey competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 took place in Saturday (3 August), with the results finalising the line-up for the quarter-finals. The women’s knock-out matches begin on Monday 5 August, a day that will see eight teams reduced to the four semi-finalists. At […]
