Maddy Fitzpatrick was not even supposed to be playing at the Olympics.
From a penalty corner, the Hockeyroos went right, then left, cut out one and Fitzpatrick loaded up and thumped it into the bottom right of the goal.A beaming Fitzpatrick ran to the sidelines, grinning larger than Luna Park’s entrance, and immediately to her older sister Savannah, who met her with a look and tenderness that only a family member can do.
Hockey sticks in hand, bag over her shoulder and sweat dripping from her brow, she recalled the emotion surrounding her controversial non-selection. “The rule change, it just gave me this whole new love for hockey and playing international hockey and being in the team. I think in the last year-and-a-half we’ve all taken for granted international hockey, so it was very exciting.”
The Aussie’s time was a brilliant 56:08.09 to take the third step on the podium, with Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands taking gold and silver respectively. “It’s been a really strange Games. Bit of a shame that, you know, it’s during this epidemic. But, you know, it’s been a great experience. The Japanese have been fantastic.
Despite a disappointing exit from the women’s doubles this morning, Ash Barty has bounced back alongside John Peers to defeat Argentinian duo Nadia Podoroskia and Horacio Zeballos in the first round of the mixed doubles, holding out hope for a Tokyo medal. However, Barty and Peers held strong and fought to win their tie-breaker 7-3, tightly wrapping up their impressive mixed double’s performance.
It was as close as possible with Britain’s Karriss Artingstall winning it 3-2 on the judges’ cards after three tense rounds. They held the lead all the way until the 1500m mark, knowing the Netherlands are strong finishers in this event. Like the women, the Aussies led the way from the outset, pulling into a boat-length lead ahead of the British by the 1000m mark.
And then, just as the men’s coxless four matched the women, the team Ria Thompson, Rowena Meredith, Harriet Hudson and Caitlin Cronin, matched the men’s quad sculls with a stunning late surge to win a bronze.
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