Olympic Games semi final brought to a halt after female star suffered sickening injury: 'So much blood'

Olympic Games semi final brought to a halt after female star suffered sickening injury: 'So much blood' Joosje Burg suffered a shocking injury in Paris She was hit in the face by a hockey ball in the semi-final The Dutch star was able to resume playing in the match By Ollie Lewis Published: 17:28 BST, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 17:28 BST, 7 August 2024 e-mail 4 View comments A sickening injury saw the women's hockey semi-final halted in concerning scenes at the Olympic Games. Joosje Burg of the Netherlands was stood a couple of feet from her opponent when a powerful shot hit her in the face during her nation's crunch clash with Argentina on Wednesday. Blood rapidly streamed from the 27-year-old's head and she was left motionless on the ground as her teammates and medical staff raced to care for her.

TV broadcaster Eurosport chose not to show Burg on the floor, such was the severity of the injury. Staff held bandages to her nose to stop the bleeding and the game was brought to a standstill for more than five minutes. Burg eventually returned to her feet and, with the assistance of four medical staff, was able to walk from the field of play.

But play did not resume straightaway as efforts were made to remove blood that landed on the pitch. 'They've got to try and stop the flow,' said the concerned commentary team on Eurosport. 'There's a lot of blood there.

' WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT Joosje Burg suffered a sickening injury during the women's hockey semi-finals The Netherlands sta.