Team GB women’s hockey gold edged out in best women’s sport moment
By Rod Gilmour Nearly four years after Team GB women etched themselves into history, the hockey squad’s memorable, stop-the-nation performance has been …
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Hockey Olympians used in secret project to trial energy substance
By Rod Gilmour Great Britain hockey Olympians were used as ‘guinea pigs’ in a behind-closed-doors UK Sport project trialling a ketones-based drink …
Recalling GB hockey Rio gold: Dutch antics, crashing sticks and tunnel focus
From the Archive | First published June 2018 Exactly two months’ prior to the 2016 Rio final at the Deodoro Stadium, GB women had faced Holland in the …
Olympic hockey in Tokyo set for July 2021
The news that the Tokyo Olympics has been rescheduled for next July could impact the staging of the 2021 EuroHockey Championships. As it stands, there could be …
GB Hockey’s Harry Gibson on coronavirus and uncertainties
Great Britain goalkeeper has three stoic principles for living through unpredictable times Three months ago, none of us saw this coming. We were all going …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed: What now for hockey?
By Rod Gilmour Hockey remained quiet but other global federations and athletes spoke up and showed their muscle. On Tuesday, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed …
Field Hockey Canada won’t send athletes to Tokyo Olympics
With the men’s side having qualified, Field Hockey Canada has backed its own National Olympic Committee after an announcement on Sunday that it will not …
Hockey great Jamie Dwyer would compete behind closed doors at Tokyo
Four-time hockey Olympian Jamie Dwyer says he would have no qualms playing behind closed doors over not going at all to the Tokyo Games. This week has seen …
Will Tokyo Olympics organisers be forced to postpone 2020 Games?
Analysis | The Hockey Paper As Tokyo organisers continue to portray an upbeat approach to the 2020 Games going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic, the …
Paris 2024 Olympic hockey qualifier matches set for home and away
The Olympic qualifiers for Paris 2024 look set to be played on a home and away format. Seven play-offs over two legs were played for Tokyo 2020 places, with …
