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South Africa Women's National Field Hockey Team
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South African Hockey Association
The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) is the sports governing body, governing body of field hockey in South Africa. It is affiliated to FIH International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation. The Head Office of SAHA is in Illovo, Gauteng, Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa. History Established in August 1992 when five major hockey bodies formed one non-racial, unified body which controls and regulates hockey for men and women in South Africa. The unification brought together the ''South African Men's and Women's Hockey Associations'', the ''Men's and Women's Hockey Congress'' and the ''South African Women's Hockey Board''. SAHA clubs/provinces Below is the list of provinces/clubs that participate in various SAHA tournaments: *Eastern Province **Eastern Province Hockey Federation **Border Hockey Association *Gauteng Province **Eastern Gauteng Hockey Association **Northerns Blues Hockey Association (just "Northerns") **South Gauteng Hockey Association *Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 11 to 16 July 2009. South Africa became the champion winning their fourth title, beating Ghana 5–1 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Egypt 4–1. The winner qualified for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup. Results Preliminary round ---- ---- Third place game Final Final standings See also * 2009 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations References {{Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Sports competitions in Accra International field hockey competitions hosted by Ghana Hockey Africa Cup of Nations 21st century in Accra Africa Cup of Nations The Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. Defending champions Australia won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2–0. Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament. : – Australia qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5. Squads Results ''All times are East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the Field hockey at the Summer Olympics, field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States. Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia won the gold medal for the second time after defeating South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Korea 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Great Britain 4–3 in the final on Field hockey#Tie breaking, penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw. Qualification The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the 1995 Women's Field Hockey Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 4th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a twelve-day period beginning on 27 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 7 August. All games were played at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Terrassa, Spain, located 30 kilometers from Barcelona. Spain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 4–3. Qualification Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification Crossover ---- Seventh and eighth place Fifth and sixth place First to fourth place classification Semi-finals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standings # # # # # # # # References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympics Women's Tournament 1992 1992 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The Summer Olympics
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the hockey events. Until the 1988 Summer Olympics, the tournaments were invitational, but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last edition at Paris was the 25th occurrence of the men's event and 12th consecutive occurrence of women's event in the Olympics. India holds the record for the most appearances in the Olympic men's competitions (22) while Australia and Netherlands hold the same record in women's competitions (11). India leads the medal tally for the men's events with 13 medals while the Netherlands heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Argentina V South Africa (7718239548)
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human presence in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper. Teams must move a hockey ball around a field by hitting it with a field hockey stick, hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal (sports), goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, although grass has become increasingly rare as a playing surface. Indoor hockey is usually played on a synthetic hard court or hardwood sports flooring, and beach version is played on sand. The stick has evolved significantly over the game's history in its composition and shape. Wooden sticks, though once standard, have become increasingly uncommon as technological advancements have made synthetic materials cheaper. Today, sticks are typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2003 All-Africa Games
The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues List of Venues: * National Stadium – Athletics, Football (finals), Para sports * Main Gymnasium, ASC – Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Para sports * Racket Squash Courts (ASC) – Squash * Main Swimming Pool – Swimming, Para sports * Gymnasium (ASC) – Taekwondo * Main Sports Hall (ASC) – Volleyball, Para sports * Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton, Abuja – Badminton, Para sports, Wrestling * Old Parade Ground – Baseball, Softball * Scorpion Sports Hall, Guards Brigade – Basketball * International Conference Centre – Boxing * Agura Hotel – Chess * Roads – Cycling * Lagos – Football * Kaduna – Football * Bauchi – Football * Calabar – Football * Hockey Stadium, Hockey Training Pitch – Hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1999 All-Africa Games
The 7th All-Africa Games (; ), also known as Johannesburg 1999 (), was a sport event held from 10 to 19 September 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport. The South Africans hosted about 25,000 visitors including 6,000 athletes and 3,000 officials from throughout the continent. The opening ceremony included dancing, African parables and Zulu warriors. Due to the size of the used props, the ceremony was staged in an arena with less than 15,000 spectators South Africa, which had lost its bid to Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games, was hoping to impress FIFA in the hope of landing the 2006 World Cup. It eventually got the 2010 edition. Overall the games were a success, with hosts South Africa outdistancing Nigeria and Egypt in the medals race. Typical problems at the games included 600 children contracting food poisoning after being fed boxed lunches at the practice session for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1995 All-Africa Games
The 6th All-Africa Games, also known as Harare 1995, were played from 13 to 23 September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports. South Africa, having previously been banned from competition by the other African nations, was invited to the games for the first time after the Apartheid in South Africa, fall of the Apartheid regime. With a record 6,000 athletes participating in the games, the event were in danger of growing unmanageable. The then president of the International Olympic Committee, the Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch expressed concern over the dizzying growth of the event in just 4 years, asking the organizers of the next editions to avoid applying the same scale of the Summer Olympics. Petty controversy again entered the games. An Egyptian woman handball player was accused of being a man and the Egyptian team protested that the lace sleeves worn by the South African gymnasts were too "sexy". Mozambique's World Champion 800 meter runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
