Australia:
The Australian women’s and men’s hockey teams are taking plenty of optimism from their Olympic campaigns, despite leaving Paris disappointed with their quarterfinal exits.
The Hockeyroos narrowly missed a shot playing for a medal, going down to China 2-3 in a controversial quarterfinal. It followed an electric campaign with the talent of the Hockeyroos eight Olympic debutants were on full display, as the team connected to show off a beautiful brand of hockey while going through pool play unbeaten.
As the curtain closed on the Hockeyroos Olympic Campaign, it also closed on co-captain and star midfielder Jane Claxton, who brought up 250 matches in her last international outing for Australia.
The Kookaburras’ devastating 0-2 loss to the Netherlands in the knockout stages wasn’t the result the Australian men’s team were looking for after an eight-year campaign that saw them enter the Games as one of the gold medal favourites.
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