Hobart's Eddie Ockenden was in the Australian team that won the inaugural FIH Pro League in Holland.
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The Kookaburras established themselves as the new world number one ranked team after a 3-2 victory against Belgium in Amstelveen.
Trent Mitton, Flynn Ogilvie, and Blake Govers scored the Australian goals.
Athletics
Stewart McSweyn clocked the second fastest time by an Australian over two miles when finishing sixth at the Eugene Diamond League meet in the US.
The King Islander's time of 8:16.28 trails Craig Mottram's 8:03.50 set in 2007.
Canoeing
For the second time in a week, Daniel Watkins was denied a place in a canoe slalom world cup final by penalties for missed gates.
The 50-second penalties ruled the Hobart paddler out of the K1 final on the last day of competition at the ICF event in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
