Check out fun facts about French Olympic history now ... The Netherlands has won the gold medal in women's field hockey at the Paris Olympics by beating China 2-1 in a shootout in the final.

Boys field hockey is not offered in Massachusetts ... as men are biologically more powerful and agile, facts that can threaten female competitors they come into contact with.

It was an historic moment for Belgian field hockey, having never won an Olympic gold medal before. India won its first Olympic medal in field hockey since 1980 by defeating Germany in the bronze-medal ...