London: The Netherlands retained their women's Olympic field hockey title with a 2-0 win over world champion Argentina at Riverbank Arena on Friday. The Dutch scored off two second-half penalty corners to join Australia as the only three-time Olympic champions.
The final was riveting until Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel scored from a rebound of Eva de Goede's corner in the 40th minute. Then the Dutch turned rampant, and after captain Maartje Paumen had a corner saved, she didn't miss the next chance a minute later in the 54th. Her 14th Olympic goal and third in London gave her sole possession of the overall record.
The two goals took the air out of the Argentines, who were seeking their first gold medal.
The Netherlands retained their women\'s Olympic field hockey title with a 2-0 win over world champion Argentina.
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)
FTN: Malegaon blast: Are security agencies wrongfully arresting innocent Muslims?
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai
The Last Word: Can Dr Manmohan Singh recover his political strength?
IPL 6 betting: Noose tightens around Srinivasan as Meiyappan summoned
The 2012 Summer Olympics are planned to take place between 27 July 2012 and 12 August 2012 in London. The London 2012 Olympic bid was announced as the winner of the bidding process on 6 July 2005, following unsuccessful bid attempts for previo ...
IPL 6 betting: Noose tightens around Srinivasan as Meiyappan summoned
Has time finally run out for N Srinivasan?
Chandila was paid Rs 12 lakh for spot-fixing in IPL 5: Police sources
DoPT opposes autonomy of CBI at GoM meet
