And just like that, we have our Olympic champions. After trading blows with Germany in the final, it was the Netherlands who held their nerve to win the shootout and to take their first men’s Olympic hockey gold medal in 24 years.
Here are a few thoughts and observations from the final day of the men’s competition.
The men’s semi finals are done and dusted and we now know the final will be Netherlands vs Germany – a repeat of the London 2012 Olympic final, whilst India and Spain will have to pick themselves up and fight for bronze. Here’s a little about how we got here.
Continue readingThe women’s hockey competition is hotting up now we’ve reached the knockout stages. Here’s a quick look back at the quarter finals where we had some shocks, some non-surprises and a few other things, too.
Continue readingBefore the semi-finals get under way there’s just about enough time for me to squeeze in a few bits and pieces around the men’s quarter finals. Here we go.
Continue readingNow that the quarter finals are set and the real business end of the tournament is about to start, I thought I’d take a quick look back at some things that caught my eye and piqued my interest during the pool stages. You can find out what I made of the men’s pool stages here, but now, I’ll take a look at the women’s pool stages.
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