{"id":3169,"date":"2024-08-07T20:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3169"},"modified":"2024-08-07T20:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:14:43","slug":"photos-scary-scene-unfolded-after-female-field-hockey-star-joosje-burg-took-a-vicious-shot-to-the-face-during-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3169","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Scary Scene Unfolded After Female Field Hockey Star Joosje Burg Took A Vicious Shot To The Face During Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netherlands field hockey star Joosje Burg needed immediate medical help after she suffered a gruesome facial injury during the 2024 Olympics semifinal match against Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was trying to help her country secure a victory when she was caught in the face by a hockey ball while defending Agustina Gorzelany.<\/p>\n<p>The hectic play went down in the first quarter as medics quickly attended to her and removed her from the court as blood kept spewing from her face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3170\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/19-7-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/19-7-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/19-7.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3171\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/019-2-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/019-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/019-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3172\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0019-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0019-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0019-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Joosje Burg was bleeding profusely from her nose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Burg, who made her Olympics debut in 2021, was taken to the locker room, bandaged up, and later returned to the game because she is a tough hockey player.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"nl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a><br \/>\nHockey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEDARG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEDARG<\/a><br \/>\nBalletje keihard in haar gezicht gekregen \ud83d\ude31<br \/>\nMaar<br \/>\nJoosje Burg is terug \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YVSZIp0UF5\">pic.twitter.com\/YVSZIp0UF5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boertje Pummel (@BoertjePummel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoertjePummel\/status\/1821168242842349904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the match, she could be seen on the bench with ice on her nose.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-netherlands-joosje-burg-speaks-on-seeing-her-late-father-in-the-stands-at-paris-olympics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Netherlands\u2019 Joosje Burg Speaks On Seeing Her Late Father In The Stands At Paris Olympics<\/h2>\n<p>Joosje Burg is leaving it all out on the field as she deals with the pain of not having her father by her side.<\/p>\n<p>Burg\u2019s father passed away in 2019, and she recently revealed that she had told her mother: \u201cI see him as if he is sitting there,\u201d as told by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehockeypaper.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hockey Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Burg further added: \u201cHe was my biggest fan and was my coach when I was 10 or 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then, after I went to another club, he was at every match, so it feels really weird to be here without them. But it gives me strength (to think of him).\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>Joosje Burg says that winning a gold medal would be an awesome tribute to her father, who tragically died in an accident during a holiday in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt already is, and if we make it, it will be even more,\u201d said Burg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netherlands field hockey star Joosje Burg needed immediate medical help after she suffered a gruesome facial injury during the 2024 Olympics semifinal match against Argentina. 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