Povilas Mancinskas
Povilas likes to follow and cover various sports. The list includes football, basketball, F1, boxing, athletics, esports, and everything in between. As a pure sports lover at heart, Povilas enjoys writing about it just as much as being a fan.
News
12
Aug
The Netherlands won both the men’s and women’s field hockey matches at the Paris Olympics. The women’s team defeated the People’s Republic of China in a last-minute penalty shoot-out. Meanwhile, the Dutch men’s team beat Germany in yet another shoot-out.
Here’s the complete list of hockey Olympics 2024 winners:
Men’s Podium
Gold
Netherlands
Silver
Germany
Bronze
India
Women’s Podium
Gold
Netherlands
Silver
China
Bronze
Argentina
Men’s Gold Medal Match: Highlights
The final game was tightly contested with no goals scored in the first three quarters. Both teams played defensively. However, The Netherlands’ Thierry Brinkman finally managed to score a tap-in after Germany’s Koen Bijen flicked the ball across the goal, giving Brinkman a chance to score....
09
Aug
The men’s and women’s 3x3 events in Basketball Olympics 2024 have been completed. The Netherlands won the gold medal in the men’s event, while France and Lithuania won the silver and bronze medals, respectively. In the women’s event, Germany finished with a gold, while Spain and the United States won silver and bronze medals, respectively.
In the 5x5 men’s event, France, Germany, the United States, and Serbia have qualified for the semi-finals.
Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Nigeria, the United States, Serbia, and Australia have made it to the quarter-finals in the women’s event.
Here’s a quick overview of the remaining matches:
Fixture
Date
Time
France vs...
09
Aug
Rugby sevens made its debut at the Olympics in 2016. This year, France won the gold medal in the men’s event after defeating Fiji in the final. South Africa finished with the bronze medal after winning the bronze medal won match against Australia.
In the women’s event, New Zealand retained the gold medal after defeating Canada in the final. The bronze medal went to the United States, which defeated Australia by 14-12 in the bronze medal match.
Here’s an overview of the winners:
Game Category
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Men
France
Fiji
South Africa
Women
New Zealand
Canada
United States
The rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from July 24...
09
Aug
Skateboarding made its debut at the Olympics during the Tokyo 2020 Games and had four events. All four events—men’s park, women’s park, men’s street, and women’s street—were included in the Paris 2024 Olympics as well.
Keegan Palmer of Australia became the two-time gold medalist in the men’s park event. Tom Schaar of the United States and Augusto Akio of Brazil won the silver and bronze medals, respectively. On the women’s side, Arisa Trew of Australia finished with the gold medal. Kokona Hiraki of Japan and Sky Brown of Great Britain retained their silver and bronze medals, respectively.
The United States won...
08
Aug
The Boxing event at the Paris 2024 Olympics started on July 27 and will run till August 10. Preliminary boxing matches are taking place at Arena Paris Nord in Villepinte, while the medal rounds, including the semifinals and finals, will be held at Stade Roland Garros.
The boxing program for the Paris 2024 Olympics maintained the same number of weight categories as in the last three editions, totaling thirteen (seven for men and six for women).
The seven men’s weight classes are 51 kg, 57 kg, 63.5 kg, 71 kg, 80 kg, 92 kg, and +92 kg. The six women’s weight...
08
Aug
Germany, India, Netherlands, and Spain have reached the semifinals of the men’s Hockey Olympics 2024. On the women’s side, Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium, and China have made it to the semis.
Here’s a quick overview of the matches:
Fixture
Date
Time
Germany vs India (Men’s)
August 6
5:00 PM GMT
Netherlands vs Spain (Men’s)
August 6
12:00 PM GMT
Netherlands vs Argentina (Women’s)
August 7
12:00 PM GMT
Belgium vs China (Women)
August 7
5:00 PM GMT
The men’s final will be played on August 8, while the last two matches of the women’s event are set to take place on August 9. Let’s take a look at head to head matches of these teams:
Germany vs India...