Friday, December 1, 2023

Olympics

Lily Owsley: We need to change our mindset heading into Olympic year

However hard it was to take, our EuroHockey performance was probably the best thing that could have happened to us coming into the Olympic year. It didn’t let us paper over any cracks. This was a real eye opener...

Chile red card overshadows Pan Ams hockey final, South Africa edge through

The gap growing between some of the world's top teams and the rest? Not on the evidence of the Pan American Games and African Road to Paris finals at the weekend as more Olympic tickets were booked. In Santiago, Argentina's...

Olympic 2024 Hockey qualifiers: FIH reveal nations and pools

The FIH has finalised the teams and venues for the remaining Olympic tickets on offer for Paris 2024, with three spots on offer in tough-looking qualifying competitions. It will include the enticing prospect of Canada women coaches Danny Kerry and...

Olympic Hockey qualifying make-up enters final straight for Paris 2024

The Olympic qualifying competitions for Paris 2024 will become clearer after this weekend when locations and competition pools will be confirmed, with GB teams set to compete in Oman, Spain or India. Great Britain men are likely to be playing...

Ex GB Hockey duo take first steps towards Olympics with Canada

Team GB winning coach Danny Kerry and Rio’s golden captain Kate Richardson-Walsh take their first steps towards qualifying Canada for the Paris Olympics this week. The Canadian Wolf Pack will aim to go one better than silver in 2019 and...

Paris 2024: Women’s Olympic qualifier moves to India

World hockey has moved the destination of one of the women’s Olympic qualifiers to Ranchi, India from China. Changzhou was due to host the event, along with Valencia, but after China gained direct qualification to Paris 2024 by winning the...

Olympic hockey teams could be trimmed over LA 2028 sports proposal

The Olympic hockey tournament could be reduced from its current 12-team events for the Los Angeles 2028 Games if approval is given to five new sports amid fears over athlete cuts across disciplines. Cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash...

Paris Olympics hockey: India men, China women qualify for 2024 Games

India men and China women booked tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics after gold medals at the Asian Games. India beat Japan 5-1 to secure their fourth gold medal in the competition's history and all-important Olympic qualification.  In the women’s competition...

‘I’ll give it a good crack for Paris’: Alan Forsyth returns to GB Hockey programme

Alan Forsyth has returned to the GB men’s programme as the Scot sets his sights on being picked for a first Olympic Games at the third time of asking. Forsyth was a reserve for the Tokyo Games, with then GB...

Oman to host FIH Hockey Olympic 2024 qualifer

Oman’s steps into becoming a hockey hub for the region went up another notch on Thursday after capital Muscat was announced as a venue for the FIH 2024 Olympic qualifiers. Muscat replaces Pakistan after the FIH withdrew hosting rights for...
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‘I worried if I’d be the same hockey player’: How positives can be found in tough situations

TILLY BUTERWORTH is playing at the Junior Hockey World Cup with England women. Here, she writes an honest assessment...
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