Argentina won Olympic bronze in the women’s hockey after beating Belgium in a shootout.
After a 2-2 draw, Sofia Cairo scored the winner to secure a 3-1 shootout victory for Argentina’s sixth medal from the last seven Games.
Belgium, playing in only their second Olympics, were in tears at the finale as Argentina celebrated wildly after goalkeeper Cristina Cosentino saved three shootout attempts.
Belgium took the lead early on through Emma Puvrez before Agustina Gorzelany equalised seven minutes into the second quarter.
Argentina went ahead through Agustina Albertarrio, before Belgium’s Justine Rasir levelled the scores and her side defended resolutely for the rest of the game.
The Netherlands, in their sixth consecutive Olympic final, take on China in the gold medal match at 18:00 BST.
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