Paris, France – Day 5
A quartet of girls’s teams maintained their a hundred percentage win statistics at the fifth day of hockey motion on the Olympic Games Paris 2024, with Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, and Argentina all prevailing to confirm berths in the opposition zone-finals at Yves-du-Manoir.
There changed into also a considerable bring about men’s Pool A as Germany defeated the Netherlands to seal their vicinity inside the knock-out ranges.
Women’s Pool A: Belgium and Netherlands Secure Quarter-Final Spots
Belgium and the Netherlands continued their prevailing runs to transport onto 9 factors in Pool A, each sealing qualification for the area-finals and main the charge for the pinnacle two locations.
Helene Brasseur, Charlotte Englebert, and Ambre Ballenghien earned Belgium a three-zero victory over Japan, with Red Panthers ace Michelle Struijk expressing her pride at how well the team have been doing at Paris 2024. “We’re pinnacle four inside the international, we’ve had a terrific few years,” said Struijk. “But of course it is the primary time we have been right here at the Olympics with this institution.”
Joining Belgium in 9 factors have been the Netherlands, who have been made to paintings tough in their three-zero victory over China, who are fourth within the standings. An incoming typhoon compelled the stadium to be evacuated prior to the healthy, meaning the competition – and also Spain guys versus South Africa – became played without spectators. Speaking after the game, Netherlands goalkeeper Anne Veenendaal stated: “We are satisfied with the end result but possibly no longer with the overall performance. We want to win the pool and are honestly looking ahead to our in shape in opposition to Belgium on Friday.”
Earlier inside the day, Nike Lorenz scored a hat-trick as Germany overpowered host nation France 5-1 in front of a packed Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, leaving Die Danas third in the standings on the stop of the day’s play. “It’s the nice for us,” said Lorenz while requested approximately what it is like to play on the Olympic Games. “It’s the great time each 4 years. And I’m so happy and thankful to be experiencing that for the 1/3 time.”
Women’s Pool B: Australia and Argentina March On
After 3 rounds of suits, Australia take a seat top of the standings on 9 points, simply ahead of 2d-located Argentina who’ve the equal factors tally but a touch inferior intention distinction. Both groups are now positive to characteristic within the quarter-finals.
Australia proved too strong for the USA, recording a 3-0 victory with Renee Taylor, Alice Arnott, and Maddison Brooks all on the right track as the Hockeyroos maintained their one hundred percentage win file at Paris 2024. “We commenced the game virtually nicely, and perhaps were given a chunk tired in the direction of the quit,” said Australia’s Arnott. “But we held in there. We really stuck to our guns, and stored with the tactics. It changed into a difficult-fought win, but it was an excellent win, though.”
Argentina have been pushed each step of the way of their fit towards Spain, however desires from Agustina Gorzelany and Eugenia Trinchinetti ensured Las Leonas – being watched by their legendary former famous person Luciana Aymar, who became named FIH Player of the Year a document eight times – saved pace with the Hockeyroos beforehand in their assembly on Thursday (1 August). “I didn’t recognize she turned into coming,” said Argentina’s Zoe Diaz de Armas, while asked about Aymar’s presence. “For actual, I did not recognise. It makes us satisfied that she is right here. She is anyone’s idol (within the crew).”
After defeats in their starting fits, Great Britain got their opposition up and running with a 2-1 win towards South Africa thanks to a forty second-minute winner from Hannah French, who said: “We’re surely dissatisfied with our overall performance in opposition to Australia however we have been assured we could placed a performance out there these days, and if we did, we may want to win the sport. Hockey is about strain and moments, and we are glad we positioned our moments away today.”
Men’s Pool A: Germany Clinch Quarter-Final Berth
A 1/3-minute strike from Niklas Wellen gave Germany a 1-zero victory over European rivals the Netherlands, a result which positioned them pinnacle of the standings and assured them an area within the zone-finals. Reflecting at the defeat, Netherlands captain Thierry Brinkman said: “It became a tough one, but they scored (and we didn’t). We began the sport pretty well (however) with the ball I suppose we had trouble breaking them down.”
Spain produced some other robust overall performance by way of beating South Africa 3-zero with Marc Reyne scoring twice. The end result places the Red Sticks level with the Netherlands on seven points, however they sit down at the back of the Oranje in 1/3 role because of an inferior purpose difference. With South Africa being 4 points in the back of fourth-placed Great Britain with one in shape final, they may be now not able to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Notable Figures and Upcoming Matches
In addition to Luciana Aymar, other first rate figures attending the Olympic hockey at Yves-du-Manoir on Day five covered International Federation of Equestrian Sports President Ingmar de Vos, International Union of Modern Pentathlon President Klaus Schormann, Brisbane 2032 Chairman Andrew Liveris, former FIH Executive Director Hans Bertels, and Dr. Safa Kocoglu, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports for the Government of Turkey.
The Paris 2024 Olympic hockey opposition maintains on Thursday 1 August with 4 guys’s and four ladies’s suits taking location.
In men’s Pool B, India (2nd – 7pts) and Belgium (1st – 9pts) meet at 10:00 CEST on Pitch 1, with New Zealand (fifth – 0pts) taking over Oceania opponents Australia (third – 6pts) on Pitch 2 in the 10:30 recreation. The final Pool B match of the day sees Argentina (4th – 4pts) going through Ireland (sixth – 0pts) on Pitch 2 at thirteen:15. There is likewise one men’s Pool A in shape, with France (6th – 1pt) gambling Great Britain (4th – 5pts) at 12:forty five on Pitch 1.
In girls’s Pool B, the us (5th – 1pt) face Great Britain (4th – 3pts) at 17:00 on Pitch 1 earlier than Spain (third – 4pts) and South Africa (6th – 0pts) meet on Pitch 2 at 17:30. Argentina plays Australia at 20:15 on Pitch 2. In the handiest women’s Pool A fit of the day, Japan (fifth – 0pts) plays hosts France (sixth – 0pts) at 19:forty five on Pitch 1.
The hockey competitions on the Olympic Games Paris 2024 take region from Saturday 27 July to Friday nine August. Both the guys’s and women’s competitions function 12 teams, cut up into two pools of six ahead of area-finals, semi-finals, and medal suits. For more facts approximately the hockey competitions at Paris 2024, go to Olympics.Hockey.
