Hockey at Paris 2024: Blaak brilliance guides Oranje men to first Olympic gold in 24 years
08 Aug, 2024 Paris, France – Day 13: A sensational goalkeeping performance from Pirmin Blaak helped the Netherlands men become Olympic champions for the first time since Sydney 2000, inspiring a dramatic shoot-out victory over Germany in front of a sell-out crowd at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. After a tension-filled thriller between the two great rivals of […]
Olympic Games Paris 2024: Can China women end Dutch dominance at Yves-du-Manoir?
08 Aug, 2024 The fourteenth and final day of a magnificent hockey competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 takes place on Friday (9 August), where the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals will all be revealed at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. At 14:00 CEST, Argentina will be aiming to finish their competition […]
Hockey at Paris 2024: India claim back-to-back Olympic bronze medals with victory over Spain
08 Aug, 2024 Paris, France – Day 13: India men fought back from a goal down to overcome a monumental challenge from Spain, with team captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring twice to help India to their second successive Olympic bronze medal on a scorching afternoon at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. It was a fairytale ending to the playing […]
Germany and Netherlands target Olympic gold as men’s final approaches
07 Aug, 2024 A sensational men’s hockey competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will reach its climax on Thursday, with four incredible teams fighting it out for the three medals on offer in front of deafening capacity crowds at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. At 14:00 CEST, India and Spain will battle for bronze, with […]
Dutch double dream remains on as Netherlands women reach gold medal match
07 Aug, 2024 The Netherlands women proved simply too strong for semi-final opponents Argentina, claiming a 3-0 triumph over their fierce rivals to reach the Olympic final for the sixth successive Games. In front of an enthusiastic sell-out crowd, the reigning Olympic, World, European and FIH Hockey Pro League champions were in irresistible form against […]
Hockey at Paris 2024: Netherlands and Germany to fight for gold in classic European encounter
06 Aug, 2024 Paris, France – Day 11: The men’s hockey gold medal match at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be an all-European encounter between the Netherlands and Germany, two of the sport’s biggest rivals. The Netherlands men – reached the Olympic gold medal match for the first time in 12 years, overpowering Spain 4-0 in […]
World champions Germany break Indian hearts to reach gold medal match
06 Aug, 2024 The men’s hockey gold medal match at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be an all-European encounter, with Germany overcoming India in sensational circumstances to set up a clash with fierce rivals the Netherlands on Thursday (8 August). India dominated the first quarter, with the electric skills of Hardik Singh causing no […]
100 years ago FIH was born in … Paris!
06 Aug, 2024 As the hockey action continues at pace in the historic Yves-du-Manoir stadium, which served as the home of the Olympic Games Paris 1924, and hosted the opening ceremony for the Games of the VIII Olympiad, a hundred years ago, we also look back at the century of existence completed by the International […]
Olympic Games Paris 2024: Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium and China women target gold
06 Aug, 2024 Wednesday 7 August is women’s semi-finals day at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium, with the Netherlands taking on great rivals Argentina at 14:00 CEST before Belgium’s Red Panthers face an inspired China at 19:00. With 20,000 fans watching the two matches – 10,000 tickets have been sold for each contest – it is […]
Hockey at Paris 2024: India, Spain, Netherlands and Germany reach final four
04 Aug, 2024 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 […]