Showing posts with label Hockey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hockey. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Sprint Relay Finals in Olympic Stadium

We saw the Men's Sprint Relay team win Gold in AthensTwenty-two medals are available on Day Fourteen. We will be watching the Athletics events in the evening where we hope to see a good performance from the sprint relay teams.

AthleticsAthletics6 (Men's 50km Walk, Women's Long Jump, Men's Pole Vault,
Women's 5000m, Women's 4 x 100m Relay,
Men's Decathlon, Men's 4 x 100m Relay)
BaseballMen's Semi-Finals
BasketballMen's Semi-Finals
BoxingMen's Semi-Finals
Beach VolleyballBeach Volleyball1 (Men's Team)
Canoe - FlatwaterCanoe - Flatwater6 (Men's K1 1000m, Men's C1 1000m, Women's K4 500m,
Men's K2 1000m, Men's C2 1000m, Men's K4 1000m)
Cycling - Mountain BikeCycling - Mountain Bike1 (Women's Cross Country)
DivingPreliminaries
FootballMen's Team Bronze Medal
HandballMen's Semi-Finals
HockeyHockey1 (Women's Team)
Gymnastics - RhythmicPreliminaries
Modern PentathlonModern Pentathlon1 (Women's Individual)
Synchronised SwimmingSynchronised Swimming1 (Team)
Table TennisTable Tennis1 (Women's Singles)
TaekwondoTaekwondo2 (Women's Under 67kg, Men's Under 80kg)
VolleyballMen's Semi-Finals
Water PoloMen's Semi-Finals

AthleticsCanoe - Kayak FlatwaterHockeyModern PentathlonThe Men's Athletics sprint relay team will be hoping to repeat their Athens Gold Medal performance, but only Marlon Devonish remains from that squad. He will be joined by Harry Aikines-Aryeety, Tyrone Edgar , Craig Pickering & Simeon Williamsn and Rikki Fifton in Beijing.

Tim Brabants has a good chance of a medal in the Men's K1 Canoe 1000m to add to the Bronze Medal that he got in Sydney 2000.

Georgina Harland won the women's Modern Pentathlon bronze medal at Athens 2004. Katy Livingston and Heather Fell are the competitors this time.

The Women's Hockey Team could also be in medal contention.

Sunday, 20 July 2008

Ladies Hockey Semi-Finals on Day 12

We saw the Ladies Hockey Final in AthensTwelve medals are available on Day 12.

In Athens we managed to get tickets to see both Hockey Finals. This time around we have not been so lucky and have had to settle for the two Ladies Semi-Finals matches.

AthleticsAthletics3 (Women's Hammer Throw, Men's 200m, Women's 400m Hurdles)
BasketballMen's Quarter-Finals
BaseballPreliminaries
Beach VolleyballMen's Semi-Finals
BoxingQuarter-Finals
Canoe - FlatwaterPreliminaries
Cycling - BMXPreliminaries
DivingDiving1 (Men's 3m Springboard)
EquestrianEquestrian1 (Individual Jumping)
HandballMen's Quarter-Finals
HockeyWomen's Semi-Finals
SailingSailing2 (Men's Windsurfer, Women's Windsurfer)
SoftballSemi-Finals
Open Water SwimmingSwimming1 (Women's 10km Marathon)
Table TennisPreliminaries
TaekwondoTaekwondo2 (Women's Under 49kg, Men's Under 58kg)
VolleyballMen's Quarter-Finals
Water PoloMen's Semi-Finals
WrestlingWrestling2 (Men's Freestyle 66kg, Men's Freestyle 74kg)

SwimmingCassie Patten is chance for a medal in the Women's Open Water Swimming competition.

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

Women's Hockey Preliminaries for us as Track Cycling starts

Team Sprint disappointment in AthensA further 15 medals are on offer on Day Seven, the first day of competition in the Velodrome and the final day of Judo.

We will be watching Great Britain take on South Africa in the Women's Hockey Preliminaries. The other game is Japan vs Argentina.

ArcheryArchery1 (Men's Individual)
AthleticsAthletics2 (Men's Shot Put, Women's 10000m)
BadmintonBadminton1 (Women's Doubles)
BaseballPreliminaries
BasketballPreliminaries
Beach VolleyballPreliminaries
BoxingPreliminaries
Cycling - TrackCycling - Track1 (Men's Team Sprint)
DivingPreliminaries
EquestrianPreliminaries
FencingFencing1 (Men's Team Epee)
FootballWomen's Semi-Finals
Gymnastics - ArtisticGymnastics - Artistic1 (Women's Individual All-Around)
HandballPreliminaries
HockeyPreliminaries
JudoJudo2 (Women's+78kg, Men's +100kg)
RowingPreliminaries
SailingPreliminaries
ShootingShooting1 (Men's 50m Rifle Prone)
SoftballPreliminaries
SwimmingSwimming4 (Women's 200m Breaststroke, Men's 200m Backstroke,
Men's 200m Individual Medley, Women's 100m Freestyle)
Table TennisWomen's Team Semi-Finals
TennisSemi-Finals
VolleyballPreliminaries
Water PoloPreliminaries
WeightliftingWeightlifting2 (Men's 85kg, Women's 75kg)

Cycling - TrackJudoSwimmingThe British Team of Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff will be strong contenders in the Men's Team Sprint on the opening day for Track Cycling. Karina Bryant will be competing in the heavyweight division on the final day of Judo competition, and there are medal hopes in the Swimming pool with Kirsty Balfour in the Women's 200m Breaststroke and Gregor Tait in the Men's 200m Backstroke.

Sunday, 13 July 2008

Great Britain vs Netherlands in the Hockey

We saw some exciting preliminary hockey matches at AthensA further 16 medals are on offer on the 13th August. The Baseball competition begins. The sport has been discontinued for London 2012.

We have tickets for the hockey, where we will see Belgium vs Germany and Netherlands vs Great Britain.

ArcheryPreliminaries
BadmintonQuarter-Finals
BaseballPreliminaries
BasketballPreliminaries
Beach VolleyballPreliminaries
BoxingPreliminaries
Canoe - Kayak SlalomPreliminaries
Cycling - RoadCycling - Road2 (Women's Individual Time Trial, Men's Individual Time Trial)
DivingDiving1 (Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard)
EquestrianPreliminaries
FencingFencing2 (Men's Individual Foil, Women's Individual Epee)
FootballPreliminaries
Gymnastics - ArtisticGymnastics - Artistic1 (Women's Team)
HandballPreliminaries
HockeyPreliminaries
JudoJudo2 (Women's -70kg, Men's -90kg)
RowingPreliminaries
SailingPreliminaries
ShootingShooting1 (Women's 25m Pistol)
SoftballPreliminaries
SwimmingSwimming4 (Women's 200m Freestyle, Men's 200m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley, Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay)
Table TennisPreliminaries
TennisPreliminaries
VolleyballPreliminaries
Water PoloPreliminaries
WeightliftingWeightlifting2 (Men's 77kg, Women's 69kg)
Wrestling2 (Men's Greco-Roman 66kg, Men's Greco-Roman 74kg)

FencingRichard Kruse will hope for a good draw in the Men's Individual Foil Fencing if he is to win Great Britains first medal since Tokyo 1964.