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South Africa defeated India, 3-1, in an intense Final to earn its qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Italy fended a late challenge from Ukraine to win 2-1 and finish the Hevent with the bronze medal. Canada ended on a positive note against Poland with a 3-0 win. x 15 x 3 More
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South Africa picked up their fourth win of the round-robin against Canada (4-1) to cruise into the Final of the Hero FIH Road to London competition. India defeated Italy in a dramatic match (1-0) to grab the second berth in the Final. Ukraine won against Poland (1-0) and will play for 3rd-4th place. More
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With a spectacular 5-2 win over host India, South Africa secured its spot in the Final on Saturday. Italy won an important match against Ukraine, 2-1, to keep its chances alive for the Final. Canada had to work hard to finally break the Polish defence at the end of the match and earn its first win of the tournament. More
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Africa’s leading sports channel, Supersports is to broadcast every remaining South Africa women’s match and all women’s classification matches at the Hero FIH Road to London, which concludes in New Delhi on Saturday. x 2 More
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South Africa, badly missing Pietie Coetzee, only drew with Italy, 1-1, despite more than a dozen penalty-corners. Ukraine took three points for their 5-2 win over a struggling Canadian team. India had a hard time against Poland, finally winning 3-0 to join South Africa at the top of the table with seven points. x 3 More
Posted 3 months ago.
The first two days of action at the Hero FIH Road to London have produced great excitement and plenty of goals, with South Africa setting themselves up as the team to beat in the women’s competition while India and France lead the way in the men’s tournament. There is still plenty of fantastic hockey to come over the coming days, but Monday’s tournament rest day is the perfect chance for you to re-live some of the outstanding matches that took place over the weekend courtesy of our free highlights videos. More
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Pietie Coetzee helped South Africa to its second win of the competition over Ukraine, 2-0. Alessia Padalino scored a hat-trick to help Italy overcome Poland (4-1). India recorded its first win of the competition against Canada (4-1), much to the delight of the local crowd. x 2 x 3 More
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South Africa labored to beat a valiant Polish team (2-1), with Pietie Coetzee saving the day with a late goal. The score see-sawed between Canada and Italy, but they finally stayed deadlocked (2-2). India suffered a set-back, unable to take the best over much lower ranked Ukraine (1-1). x 3 More
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The team captains and trophies of the Hero FIH Road to London tournaments were presented at India Gate, an historical landmark downtown Delhi. The competitions will open on Saturday at Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium. The Captains of the six men’s teams and of the six women’s teams were in attendance and posed for the media with the coveted golden trophies. x 7 More
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The Women’s Hero FIH Road to London tournament starts on Saturday in Delhi, with 6 teams fighting for a single ticket for the Olympic Games this summer in London. This is the first of 3 Olympic Qualifiers, with the other two in Kontich, Belgium (March 17 to 25) and Kakamigahara, Japan (April 25 to May 5). Canada, India, Italy, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine will try to join the nine teams already qualified through the Continental Championships last summer. x 2 More
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Who is the youngest player and who has the most International Caps at the Women’s Hero FIH Road to London tournament in Delhi? x 6 More
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The Hero FIH Road to London was officially launched at a press conference today in Delhi. x 4 More
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The six teams in the Hero FIH Road to London tournament (Canada, India, Italy, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine) have very little Olympic experience, let alone an Olympic medal. More