Canadian women's field hockey team keeps Olympic dream alive with win at qualifying tourney

14.01.2024 - 18:41 cbc.ca

The Canadian women's field hockey team blanked Malaysia 3-0 on Sunday, bouncing back from an opening 2-0 loss to Britain at an FIH Olympic Qualifier in Valencia, Spain.

Sara McManus scored twice and Thora Rae had the other goal for the 17th-ranked Canadians, who are looking to get to the Summer Games for the first time since 1992.

The eight-team Valencia competition is one of two last-chance women's qualifiers, with another event running simultaneously in India.

The top three finishers from each book their ticket to the Paris Games this summer. Canada is in a pool with Great Britain (7th), Spain (8th) and Malaysia (18th).

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