Hockey – The Netherlands survived a major scare to beat China 3-1 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation to retain their women’s title at the Paris Olympics yesterday, giving the Dutch the hockey double after Thursday’s men’s triumph.
China failed to convert their first two attempts in the shootout and Dutch goalkeeper Anne Veenendaal stopped the fourth penalty from Ma Ning to secure the win and hand the Netherlands a fifth title in 12 Olympic women’s tournaments.
The Dutch women have dominated hockey since first fielding a women’s team in 1984, missing out on a medal only once in 1992.
This is the first time both the Netherlands men’s and women’s teams have won Olympic gold in the same year following the men’s shootout victory over Germany on Thursday.
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