{"id":13026,"date":"2012-08-01T01:51:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T23:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/olympics-hockey-britain-becomes-medal-contender-with-second-win\/"},"modified":"2012-08-01T01:51:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T23:51:09","slug":"olympics-hockey-britain-becomes-medal-contender-with-second-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-hockey-britain-becomes-medal-contender-with-second-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Hockey-Britain becomes medal contender with second win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Annika Breidthardt<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON, July 31<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Britain&#8217;s women&#8217;s hockey team<br \/>\nstarted to resemble serious Olympic medal contenders on Tuesday<br \/>\nafter a dramatic 5-3 victory over South Korea put them top of<br \/>\ntheir group.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They were helped by Belgium holding Beijing silver<br \/>\nmedallists China to a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britain clearly missed their defensive powerhouse and<br \/>\ncaptain Kate Walsh, who had surgery on Monday after breaking her<br \/>\njaw in the last minutes of the 4-0 victory over Japan but who<br \/>\nhas vowed to return later in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The surgeon has said that her jaw has titanium plates in it<br \/>\nand is stronger than it was previously so there is no medical<br \/>\nrisk to her playing,&#8221; Britain coach Danny Kerry told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britain could have closed out the game earlier but allowed<br \/>\nthe Koreans to equalise twice. With 14 minutes to go and the<br \/>\nscore at 3-3 the home crowd were getting nervous before Georgie<br \/>\nTwigg and Chloe Rogers brought Britain home.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This team has bucketloads of character and resilience and<br \/>\nhopefully this will stand us in good stead,&#8221; said Crista Cullen.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britain have improved in the world rankings from ninth four<br \/>\nyears ago to fourth now and are looking one of the fittest teams<br \/>\nat the Games.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They lead the Netherlands, ranked world number one, in<br \/>\nGroup A on goal difference.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Annika Breidthardt LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain&#8217;s women&#8217;s hockey team started to resemble serious Olympic medal contenders on Tuesday after a dramatic 5-3 victory over South Korea put them top of their group. 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