Japan opens doors to hockey at Olympic venue and on TV
The Oi Hockey Stadium has opened its gates to the Japanese public. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed the opening of the hockey venue over the weekend …
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GB Hockey’s Harry Gibson on wedding plans and Tokyo 2020
Team GB hockey hopeful Harry Gibson says he’s had to dig deep to manage his mental health after the postponement of his wedding and the Olympic Games in …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics ‘to take place with or without Covid’
By Richard Bright The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics slated for next summer “will take place with or without Covid”. That’s the view from IOC …
France hockey welcomes new performance pitch ahead of Paris Olympics
A new high performance centre hockey pitch has been put in place in the Paris suburbs which is set to be used by teams to preparing for the 2024 Olympic Games. …
‘No certainties’ Tokyo Olympics to take place. Could hockey ‘think outside the box’?
By Richard Bright A survey has revealed how more than half of Japanese companies are opposed to the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics taking place …
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 …
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 …
Recalling Great Britain’s women hockey Rio gold: Dutch antics and crashing sticks
From the Archive | First published June 2018 Exactly two months’ prior to the 2016 Rio hockey final at the Deodoro Stadium, GB women had faced Holland in …
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 …
