Richard Mantell Richard Mantell Richard Mantell (born 17 August 1981) is an English field hockey defender. He is the older brother of Simon Mantell. Mantell made his international debut on 10 February 2003. He was a member of the England squad that competed at the 2006 and 2010 Hockey World Cup. He was also part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship and came third in 2011, and also competed in the Champions Trophy in 2007, 2009 and 2011. Mantell has also represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Mantell was born in Bridgwater,
2010 Commonwealth Games the 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth Games but lost to Auckland and Victoria respectively. The Hamilton bid was Canada's attempt to hold the games for the fifth time. The organisation of 2010 Commonwealth Games was beset by delays: in January 2010, the Indian Olympic Association vice-chairman Raja Randhir Singh expressed concern that Delhi was not up to speed in forming and organising its games committee and, following a 2009 Indian Government report showing two-thirds of venues were behind schedule, Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell stated that the slow progress of preparations represented a serious risk to the event. Singh also