Co-captain Eddie Ockenden is hoping it will be fourth time lucky when the Kookaburras meet Belgium in a highly anticipated Olympic Men’s Hockey Final tomorrow night.
The Kookaburras go into their sudden death semi-final against four-time Olympic champions Germany battle-hardened and with enormous belief after their epic quarter-final victory over the Netherlands.
If there was not already enough motivation for the Kookaburras in their Olympic Semi Final against Germany, the match will carry extra significance for one of the team’s integral figures.
The Hockeyroos’ dream of an Olympic medal has been shattered by an unheralded but tenacious India in the biggest upset of the Tokyo 2020 Women’s Hockey Tournament.
The Hockeyroos will be out to continue their winning run at Tokyo 2020 when they come up against India in a must win Quarter Final at 1pm AEST tomorrow (Monday 2 August) at Oi Stadium.
The Kookaburras have kept their gold medal hopes alive, defeating European champions the Netherlands in a heart-stopping penalty shoot-out to secure their place in the Olympic Semi Finals in Tokyo.
As the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos enter the business end of the Tokyo Olympic Hockey Tournament, here is everything you need to know about the Knockout Stage.
The Kookaburras need to overcome two-time Olympic champions the Netherlands to keep their gold medal hopes alive in a must-win quarter final at Oi Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
The Hockeyroos continued their fairy-tale run in Tokyo winning an historic fifth straight match to seal what is Australia’s best lead into the play-offs at an Olympic Games.
If you’d told Hockeyroos Head Coach Katrina Powell prior to the Olympics her side would be at the top of their group at the end of the preliminary rounds – she would have raised her eyebrows in hopeful jest.
A blistering Spanish goal in the final 48 seconds has ended the Kookaburras’ winning run at Tokyo 2020 but the 1-1 result ensured the Australians finish top of Pool A heading into the Quarter Finals.
The scoreboard may have read 1-0, but there were other scores settled when the Hockeyroos claimed their fourth straight victory of the Tokyo Olympics, defeating arch rivals New Zealand.
The Kookaburras will play their first match against a European team in almost 18 months when they take on Spain in their final pool match at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Hockeyroos are out to avenge their quarter final defeat by Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand at the Rio Olympics when they face off in their fourth Pool match in Tokyo tonight.
Hockey Australia has today announced the cancellation of this year’s inaugural national Mega Masters Championships due to the ongoing COVID situation in New South Wales.