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Paris 2024 Hockey Olympic tournaments match schedules to be revealed on 6 March at Olympic House!

  • 15/07/2025
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is glad to announce that the match schedule of the Paris 2024 hockey Olympic tournaments – women and men – will be unveiled on 6 March at the Olympic House in Lausanne by IOC President Thomas Bach and FIH President Tayyab Ikram. The hockey tournaments of the XXXIII Olympiad will be played in the historical venue of the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium – an Olympic Games arena in 1924! – in Colombes, near Paris. 12 men’s and 12 women’s national teams will compete to clinch the highly coveted Olympic medals! FIH President Tayyab Ikram said: “On behalf…
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Loh Kean Yew through to second round

  • 24/09/2024
Singapore’s badminton star Loh Kean Yew has advanced to the second round of the BWF French Open 2024 after defeating Toma Junior Popov of France 21-14, 23-21 on Tuesday (5 March). World No. 12 Loh got off to a good start racing to an 11-6 lead, and he stayed in control after the break to wrap up the first game. In the second period, the 26-year-old Singaporean faced a tougher challenge by Popov, who took a four-point lead at 13-17. However, Loh produced a remarkable comeback by taking four consecutive points. Popov had the chance to take the second game…