Four teams entered the competition on August 7 with realistic ambitions to win gold in women’s hockey. Paris-2024 when the semi-finals were played at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. After an exciting day full of action Netherlands And People’s Republic of China will continue their search for gold, while Argentina And Belgium will fight for bronze.

The Netherlands, who have a successful record in the sport, beat Argentina 3-0 to reach the final. The South Americans had more shots than their opponents but were unable to capitalise on those opportunities. The Dutch scored two of their three goals in the second quarter before adding another in the third. The goals were scored by Luna Noa FokkeLaura Nunnink And Yibbi Jansen.

Start Athens 2004The Dutch women have now reached the hockey finals at every Games for the past 20 years. They are the most successful nation in the sport, taking home nine medals since the sport was opened up to women in 1980. Four of those medals are gold and they will be looking to add to their collection in the coming days. Most recently they won gold at Tokyo 2020and defeated Argentina in the final.

The second semi-final of the day was a thriller: The People’s Republic of China defeated Belgium 3-2 on penalties after normal time had ended in a 1-1 draw. Zou Meirong opened the scoring for the People’s Republic of China with a goal in the 18th minute, which remained the only goal of the game until the final minute. Emma Puvrez In the 59th minute they equalised and had to force a penalty shootout, in which Belgium could no longer make a comeback.