Tokyo Olympics: Belgium beat Australia in shootout for men's hockey gold
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Tokyo Olympic: Belgium beat Australia in a thrilling shootout to claim hockey gold
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Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 |
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Belgium won their first Olympic hockey title with a dramatic shootout win over Australia in the men's final.
The match had finished 1-1, with Florent van Aubel giving Belgium the lead early in the third quarter before Tom Wickham levelled it in the fourth quarter.
But in the shootout, Belgium goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch made three key saves for the world champions.
Earlier, India took bronze after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Germany.
It was their first Olympic medal in the sport since the 1980 Moscow Games.
But the day belonged to the Belgians, who won their country's second gold of the Games after gymnast Nina Derwael's success on the uneven bars.
"We were really focused and then I did the job at the end," said Vanasch.
"I'm really happy. I think all of the Belgian people are proud of the Belgium national team."
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