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OLYMPIC HOCKEY SPECIAL: Black Sticks women remain unbeaten, men ready to take on Japan

  Welcome to our Olympic Special newsletter. We’ll provide daily updates from our Olympic hockey teams as they compete for glory at Tokyo 2020.    UPCOMING GAMES     MEN VS JAPAN   TUESDAY 27 JULY
2:45 PM | SKY SPORT 8 (Tokyo 6)   WOMEN VS SPAIN   WEDNESDAY 28 JULY
2:45 PM  |  SKY SPORT 8 (Tokyo 6)   WHAT TO LOOK FOR AGAINST JAPAN Wellington striker Jacob Smith, who knocked in the match-winner against Spain, says Japan at home will be a different beast altogether to the team they beat convincingly in a series in New Zealand in 2019.   “They’re a team that’s been together for the last eight years preparing for this tournament, so they will be a really tough prospect in their conditions and in their home stadium.”   “They’ll be fast, counter-attack oriented and they’ll take a few risks to score. They also throw a few high balls from back to front so our defensive structures will have to be really solid.”
Read more of how Smith reflected on his match-winning goal that he described as “… definitely wasn’t the prettiest I’ve ever scored but quite possibly is the most important of my career so far.”   Black Sticks remain unbeaten in Tokyo The Black Sticks have made it two from two in their Olympic campaign with a 2-1 victory over Japan at Tokyo’s Oi Hockey Stadium.

Youngster Hope Ralph was again on the scoresheet last night and Olivia Merry opened her Olympic scoring campaign with a strong penalty corner shot.
    READ THE FULL STORY HOW TO WATCH THE OLYMPIC HOCKEY ACTION All New Zealand’s hockey matches in Tokyo will be live on one of Sky Sport’s 12 Olympic channels, and many of the games can also be watched free-to-air on TVNZ.

You’ll be able to catch all the hockey action plus your other favourite Olympic events with daily coverage on Sky between 12pm and 2am most days.
    SEE THE FULL NZ HOCKEY SCHEDULE USEFUL LINKS   The NZ Team Home   Tokyo 2020 Olympics Home Olympic Hockey Olympic Hockey full schedule Get to know the men’s squad  Get to know the women’s squad   HOCKEY IN THE NEWS   Hear from Taranaki’s Holly Pearson and Hope Ralph after their goals in the upset over Argentina.   READ THE STORY     Read LockerRoom’s take on our women’s upset over Argentina.
    CHECK IT OUT     Reuters picks five hockey players to watch in Tokyo including our own Stacey Michelsen.   READ THE STORY         Hockey New Zealand
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