The United States tied with Argentina in women’s field hockey in the opening game.
“To play the world No. 2 in the first game of the Olympics and come away with a 2-all tie, we are to a degree satisfied,” U.S. coach Lee Bodimeade said.
The game was played in the afternoon rain in Beijing.
“I am not [...]
Ryoko Tani from Japan who won gold in Sydney and Athens failed to repeat her performance in Beijing.
Alina Alexandra Dumitru from Romania took out the gold medal, Yanet Bermoy from Cuba the silver medal and Paula Belen Pareto from Argentina won the second bronze medal.
Australia were playing well last night in the Diamond Cup against Argentina. They had a lead of 19 points in the third quarter. Argentina however, staged a successful comeback. A 3-pointer in the dying minutes of the game secured Argentina’s win 95-91.
“We played against a world class team,” Australia coach Brian [...]
Argentina had a fairly easy win over Serbia tonight in the Diamond Ball 2008 tournament, currently being played in Nanjing.
The final score: 75-60.