Dutch women’s field hockey team wins EC title again

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany - The national women’s Dutch field hockey team has claimed its eighth title in ten European championship editions recently. The Dutch team defeated their German host in the finals with a 3-0 victory. Earlier this past summer, the women also claimed the Champions Trophy. Although the Dutch were off to a flying start in the first half of the European title series, the German competitor had been gaining on them in the second half. Germany was the 2007 European Champion. The Dutch have won the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times and the Summer Olympics twice.