Late Queen could not bear pressure of watching Olympic hockey penalty shootout

The Duchess of Edinburgh has told how Elizabeth II had to leave the room when Team GB’s women’s hockey squad won Gold at Rio in 2016.

The Duchess of Edinburgh has told how Elizabeth II had to leave the room when Team GB’s women’s hockey squad won Gold at Rio in 2016.

The late Queen could not bear the pressure of watching the nerve-racking penalty shootout when Team GB’s women’s hockey squad won gold 10 years ago at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Duchess of Edinburgh has revealed.

Ten years since Team GB clinched women's hockey gold at the Rio Olympics, BBC Sport looks back at the legacy of that historic win.