Three-time Olympian Tom Craig should have known the consequences of his actions.
Katie Ledecky’s 800m record remained flawless after she powered away from Ariarne Titmus,who had to battle for silver. And Kaylee McKeown was stunned to win bronze.
Australia has raced back up the medal table after swimmers Cam McEvoy and Kaylee McKeown made history,and Saya Sakakibara put the pain of Tokyo behind her in the BMX. Follow here.
On day three,Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan were rivals. Now,together,they’re gold medal winners. Meanwhile,a gender storm engulfed boxing and Simone Biles won another gold.
Perth has been hockey’s high-performance base since 1984 but Hockey Australia,with its offices currently based in Melbourne,is seeking to create a single hub combining the departments.
A silver medal is Australia’s best Olympic men’s hockey result since 2004,but the team came within a whisker of going one better in the final against Belgium.
If Australia let Belgium star Alexander Hendrickx set his sights on goal from penalty corners in Thursday’s final,they are long odds to bring home gold.
Australia twice let their lead slip and needed a penalty shootout to beat the Netherlands and secure their place in the medal rounds.
A late equaliser from Spain gives the Kookaburras a reminder they need to be ruthless in front of goal as Olympic hockey moves into knockout phase.
The Hockeyroos and Kookaburras are both travelling nicely,having continued their winning ways at the Toyko Olympics on Wednesday.
Australia will have Olympic men’s hockey rivals worried after another goal spree,against Argentina.