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What to watch out for on day eight
Tough path ahead for the Kookaburras
The Kookaburras′ path to Olympic gold now runs through European hockey powerhouses the Netherlands and Belgium after their frustrating 3-2 loss to India on Friday night.
India’s win – in Australian flagbearer Eddie Ockenden’s 450th Test – pushed them ahead of Colin Batch’s side into second place, with Australia finishing third and drawing the second-seeded Dutch on Sunday in a replay of the 2004 gold medal game won by the Kookaburras.
India’s Abhishek Abhishek (right) battles for the ball with Australia’s Eddie Ockenden (centre) and Aran Zalewski.Credit: AP
“That was a pretty tough match,” Ockenden said. “Maybe we were not quite there, but there were a lot of good things. Every opposition’s tough here.”
India, who won bronze in Tokyo, will play Great Britain while Belgium meet Spain and Argentina will battle Germany for the remaining semi-final spot.
The winner of the Belgium-Spain clash will face the victor of Australia’s quarter-final. The Belgians beat the Kookaburras in a shootout to win Tokyo gold.
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We’ve posted today’s highlights, but here’s the full schedule
Earlier, we posted some of the highlights coming up on day eight.
But for those of you who like to plan your viewing down to the minute, or want to browse some of the other sports, here’s the full schedule so that you can dive into the full offerings from Paris on Saturday.
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What to watch out for on day eight
The boxing battle still raging outside the ring
Australian boxing world champion Skye Nicolson has labelled the post-fight tears of Italian fighter Angela Carini a “publicity stunt”, leaping to the defence of the Algerian and Taiwanese boxers who have found themselves at the centre of a global storm at the Olympics.
Read the full report here.
Skye Nicolson fighting Lucy Wildheart last year for the WBC featherweight title.Credit: Sportsfile via Getty Images
What happened overnight
Welcome
The lights are off in Paris, but it won’t be long before the quest for gold starts up again with a host of big events taking place on day eight. My name is Melissa Coulter Ryan, and I’m on deck in Melbourne. Thanks for joining our rolling live coverage.
Tara Rigney is the early major medal hope for Australia in the women’s single sculls, but the events come thick and fast after that with athletics, tennis, basketball and hockey among the main attractions.
Australian rower Tara Rigney.Credit: Getty Images
Until then, we’ll keep you up to speed.
