Zachery Schubert & Thomas Hodges were 16th on the rankings going into the weekend's event, and need to retain a place in the top 18 by the end of next weekend to score an Australian quota in the men's field in Paris.

Weightlifting – Commonwealth record broken by Paris-bound Eileen

Two hours after Eileen Cikamatana was one of three weightlifters selected to Australian Olympic Team for the Paris 2024, she broke the women’s snatch Commonwealth record at the Oceania Weightlifting Elite International Tournament in Melbourne.

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Eileen snatched 116kg to set the Commonwealth record, on a day where Commonwealth Games silver medallist Kyle Bruce and Jacqueline Nichele were also selected to make their Olympic debut.

Hockey - Penalty shootout drama denies Kookaburras retribution

The Kookaburras have ended their FIH Pro League campaign in Belgium in dramatic fashion going down to the Belgium, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallists, 4-4 (3-2) in a penalty shootout overnight in Antwerp.

While the Hockeyroos also lost by the narrowest of margins to Belgium just hours earlier.

The rematch between the Tokyo Olympic gold and silver medallists, in front of a hostile Belgian crowd, was always going to be a fiery affair. Australia held a lead over the hosts for much of the match and with less than 10 minutes on the clock, the Kookaburras found a way to regain the lead again through Lachlan Sharp.

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With less than two minutes remaining Belgium levelled the scores and sent the match to a shootout. The Kookaburras got off to a clean start with two goals from Tim Brand and Flynn Ogilvie heaping the pressure on Belgium after Aussie goalie Andrew Charter saved the first shot.

But after a few misses and a VAR call that didn't go Australia's way, Belgium sealed the win.

Earlier in the day the Hockeyroos were entering the match against Belgium with the confidence from a 1-0 win over Argentina.

Buoyed by their 1-0 win over Argentina a day prior, the Hockeyroos felt they were in a better position to be on the winning side of a close match against the hosts, just a few days after they lost in a nail-biting penalty shootout.

Alice Arnott put the Hockeyroos up in the 17th minute and Belgium responded with goals in the 28th and 50th minutes to close the match.

"We've had a few disappointments, but we're showing we're taking the learnings from them and I think we're building well,” Alice said.

“London will be really interesting for us and hopefully, we can get a few more wins on the board and increase our confidence before we go into Paris."

Both teams now head to London for the last leg of Season 5 of the FIH Pro League next weekend.

Football – Heyman's late equaliser secures Matildas draw against China

The Matildas recorded a 1-1 draw with Asian champions China PR at the Adelaide Oval in the first of a two-match series in Australia.

Zhang Liyan opened the scoring in the first half before Michelle Heyman continued her goalscoring form with a late equaliser in the 95th minute to the delight of the majority of the 52,912 fans in attendance.

Australia and China PR will take to the pitch in game two on Monday, 3 June 2024 from 7:40pm AEST at Stadium Australia. It will be the last match before the Matildas Team for Paris 2024 is announced.

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Golf – Top-16 US Women’s Open placings for Australia

A wild final day at the US Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania saw Minjee Lee’s chance at a third Major slip, as she finished tied for ninth place.

Coming into the fourth round as the outright tournament leader, Minjee finished the first hole with a birdie but went on to complete an eight-over 78 final round in a tournament where only two golfers completed the Open with a score under par; Yuka Saso (JPN) on four-under and Hinako Shibuno (JPN) at one-under.

Hannah Green’s fortunes were reversed on the final day, she completed a four-under 66 to jump up to a tie for 16th.

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