Saturday 3 August shall be a day that Nice Britain’s Sarah Robertson will lengthy bear in mind, though not essentially for the results of their remaining pool match right here on the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2024.
Robertson’s aspect fell to a 3-0 defeat in opposition to in-form Argentina, who regardless of profitable 4 and drawing one among their 5 Pool B matches, completed second behind Australia because of the Hockeyroos have a slightly superior purpose distinction. The defeat got here on Robertson’s 100 look in Nice Britain colors, having additionally represented her native Scotland 146 occasions.
To mark the event, Robertson was introduced with a bouquet of flowers by one among Scotland’s best ever sportspeople, with tennis legend Sir Andy Murray – who had been watching the match within the stands along with his hockey enjoying daughter – ready on the finish of a guard of honour from the GB gamers.
“We had Scottish and British royalty right here at the moment”, stated Robertson, referring to the person who received two Olympic gold medals for Nice Britain in addition to three Grand Slams at Wimbledon, twice, and the US Open. “We did a pleasant tunnel on the finish and I didn’t even realise (he was there) till I acquired to the tip. Andy got here right down to the pitch and gave me the flowers. It was a stunning second. It’s a special occasion, regardless of the scoreline.””
“We’ve seen him across the (Olympic) Village and because the GB hockey group, we’re huge followers of Andy”, continued Robertson. “We’ve been watching all of his matches. It was good that he introduced his daughter at the moment to see the hockey. He’s an inspiration for Scottish sport. What he’s achieved (coming) from a comparatively small place like Dunblane, the battle he’s proven by way of 19 years as knowledgeable tennis participant, he’s a complete inspiration for everybody in Crew GB.”
For Rio 2016 gold and Tokyo 2022 silver medallists Nice Britain, Saturday’s consequence confirmed a fourth-place end within the Pool B and the prospect of assembly the Pool A winners the Netherlands – the reigning Olympic, World, European and FIH Hockey Professional League champions – in Monday’s quarter-finals. Reflecting on at the moment’s efficiency and alto the prospect of going through the Netherlands within the knock-out section, Robertson stated:
“We had a very good first half. We have been happy at half-time. We most likely ought to have made extra of our probabilities. After which we picked up some playing cards within the second half. I feel we had a yellow card once they scored two targets, so we’re disillusioned with that. We have to maintain 11 gamers on the sphere. However we additionally have to be harder in these moments.”
“The Netherlands are one of the best group on this planet, so we all know it’s not going to be a straightforward match. If we play like we did within the first half, we will compete. However we’ve acquired to do this for 60 minutes and we’ve acquired to present it our all on Monday.”
The hockey competitions on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 happen from Saturday 27 July to Friday 9 August. Each the lads’s and girls’s competitions function 12 groups, break up into two swimming pools of six forward of quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches. For extra details about the hockey competitions at Paris 2024, go to Olympics.Hockey.
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