{"id":112687,"date":"2021-08-06T13:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=112687"},"modified":"2021-08-06T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:59:30","slug":"netherlands-win-record-fourth-olympic-gold-medal-in-womens-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=112687","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands win record fourth Olympic gold medal in women\u2019s hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tokyo: The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by defeating Argentina 3-1 in the final at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the first quarter ended without any score, the Dutch, who won silver at the 2016 Rio Games, took the lead thanks to a goal by Margot van Geffen off a penalty corner.<\/p>\n

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#Gold<\/a> Beijing 2008 #Gold<\/a> London 2012#Silver<\/a> Rio 2016#Gold<\/a> Tokyo 2020@oranjehockey<\/a> regain their Olympic women's #Hockey<\/a> crown!#StrongerTogether<\/a> | #Tokyo2020<\/a> | @FIH_Hockey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JZnEzbejlK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They extended their lead as flicking specialist Caia van Maasakker netted two more penalty corners.<\/p>\n

Argentina replied with moments left to play in the first half when Agustina Gorzelany also scored off a penalty corner.<\/p>\n

Las Leonas kept fighting after the halftime break but were unable to score another goal, settling for the silver medal.<\/p>\n

Britain earned the bronze with a hard-fought 4-3 win over India in hot conditions earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n

Britain, who had won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, took a two-goal lead in the second quarter through Elena Rayer and Sarah Robertson.<\/p>\n

India, who have never won an Olympic medal in women’s hockey, pulled level after drag-flick specialist Gurjit Kaur scored twice off penalty corners.<\/p>\n

Britain then conceded another goal that gave India a 3-2 lead going into the break, but they kept fighting to turn the tables in the final leg of their Tokyo campaign.<\/p>\n

Hollie Pearne-Webb equalised in the 35th minute, before Grace Balsdon scored Britain’s winning goal from a penalty corner in the last quarter.<\/p>\n

“We’re a very resilient group and that’s what we showed there at the end,” Pearne-Webb told reporters. “Really pleased that we could come here and get it across the line.”<\/p>\n

India’s loss meant the women’s team could not match the feat of the men’s team, who won the country’s first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years, prevailing in a nine-goal thriller against Germany in the bronze medal match.<\/p>\n

Britain took a knee against racism and discrimination shortly before the match got under way.<\/p>\n

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