Skip to main content
SouthHams.com Logo search icon

Team GB win bronze in the Women's Hockey final

SA Updated
Team GB win bronze in the Women's Hockey final

Blog Tags

Search by Tag
Select existing or new tags and apply to your post.

Team GB, including Kingsbridge hockey star Giselle Ansley, have won the bronze medal against India in the Tokyo 2020 final. 

There was crying and celebrating as the exciting game finished 4-3 to Team GB, securing their place as the bronze medal winners in the Women's Hockey final. 

The 2016 gold medallists were 2-0 up at the start of the game, but slipped back to being 3-2 behind in the third quarter, before battling back to level, and then finally Grace Balsdon scored the winning goal after a couple of nail-biting penalty corners.  

Great Britain captain Hollie Pearne-Webb told BBC Sport that she relied on their whole 26-strong squad to succeed and she wished "every single one of them could get a medal". 

She said: "It's been a tough five years and I couldn't be prouder of them all.

"We're all here because we still had that little bit of belief deep down and there's been loads of time over the years where we've doubted we could achieve this and I'm just so pleased and proud.

"This cycle has not been too much of a rollercoaster because there's not been many highs. Olympic bronze even a few months ago was in our wildest dreams."

Congratulations to the whole team from everyone at SouthHams.com. 

 

Photo: Screenshot BBC Sport coverage Team GB vs India 

User comments

There are no user comments for this listing.
Comments

You might also be interested in

Ivybridge man charged with manslaughter and coercive and controlling behaviour
Category: General News
A man is due to appear in court following the death of a woman in Plymouth in December 2022.
Salcombe Regatta is asking for information on their missing PA speaker
Category: General News
Salcombe Regatta organisers have asked for information on their missing PA speaker, which went missing after this year's event in August. ...
Dartmouth Food Festival has exended cancellations into Saturday due to Storm Austen
Category: General News
Dartmouth Food Festival has had to extend their cancellations of some events into Saturday due to the weather and high winds. ...
Dartmouth Food Festival is having to postpone some outdoor events due to Storm Austen
Category: Events News
Dartmouth Food Festival will be three days of "extraordinary food, world-class chefs, and the finest produce from Devon’s coast and countryside" - but events...
Yellow weather warning in force for Friday
Category: General News
The Met Office has put a Yellow Weather Warning for wind in place for the South West on Friday. 
Kingsbridge Community College students take biology learning into the field at Nettlecombe Court
Category: General News
Year 13 Biology students from Kingsbridge Community College sixth form have put their ecological knowledge into practice during an intensive three-day residential fieldwork trip...

Have you got some important news, a special offer, a promotion or an event you'd like to tell us about? Contact us today and we'll get the word out! We'll share on our social media and include within our popular monthly newsletter.