THE TEAM GB Women’s team is eyeing a gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but first they must get through the quarter-final.
So who is the star studded cast of BBC commentators who will be following the game?
Who are the BBC hockey commentators?
Matt Chilton
Matt is sports journalist, commentator and presenter.
He has worked with BBC sports since the nineties and is an expert in ski sports.
Over his career, he has worked as a commentator at 13 Olympic Games.
Simon Mason
Simon started an international career in 1992, before going on to play hockey for the UK at three Olympic games.
Despite not winning a medal at the Olympics, he has been extremely successful in the sport.
He has won three bronze medals at the European Championships, three World Cups and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Since retiring from the sport, Simon decided to use his own experience on the pitch to become a hockey commentator.
Kate Richardson-Walsh
Kate is an Olympic Gold and Bronze medallist who capped a record 375 times for her country.
She was one half of the first same-sex married couple to win a gold medal together, alongside her wife Helen Richardson.
Kate has been a hockey commentator since her retirement from playing in 2016.
Who is on the Team GB women’s hockey team?
The Team GB women’s hockey team will be facing off against the Netherlands for a spot in the semi-finals.
They won gold in the Rio 2016 Game, captained by Kate Richardson-Walsh who will be commentating on the games.
Team GB’s most successful hockey player Laura Roper will be playing in Paris, alongside Lily Owsley (this will be her third Olympics).
Holly Pearne-Webb will also be playing, after becoming well known for the rainbow armband which she wore in Tokyo 2020.
Some of the players are true veterans, like Lily Owsley who has been competing on an international level for ten years.
Who is on the Team GB men’s hockey team?
On the 9th day of the Olympics 2024, Team GB’s men’s team found out that they would be heading home.
Although British players like Conor Williamson and Phil Roper, fought hard, they lost 4-2 to India’s team.
Lee Morton sat on the pitch and didn’t move for some time, as the reality of the loss set in.
The Glaswegian player had only just re-qualified to be a part of Team GB.
The team’s captain Captain David Ames announced his retirement after the match, saying that the loss would “sting for a long time”.
The team are optimistic about the next Olympics as they went into the Paris Games as the world’s second-ranked side.
