Argentina
Argentina beats New Zealand in field hockey qualifier
Argentina beat New Zealand 3-1 in the men’s hockey qualifier being held in New Zealand. Argentina remains undefeated in the tournament and now goes through to the final. The winner of that final will earn a place in the Beijing Olympics.
New Zealand plays France next, with the winner going through to the final […]
Argentina, New Zealand, Ireland all earned their berths for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in men’s field hockey.
Argentina beat the United States, Ireland beat France 4-0 and New Zealand thrashed Trinidad and Tobago with a 12-0 victory.
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Riquelme and Mascherano to play for Argentina
Juan Roman Riquelme and Javier Mascherano will play for Argentina in the Beijing Olympics. Argentina are the defending champions.
Only 3 players over 23 are allowed to represent their country in football at the Olympic Games.
Argentina and US secure spots in Olympics
Argentina beat Brazil 91-80 in the FIBA Americas Championship and became the first team in the competition to secure a spot in the Beijing Olympics 2008. They beat Brazil despite missing several of their top NBA players.
“Six months ago when players started saying they were not going to play many people in Argentina were […]