"I expect these boys to do something special," Arnold told reporters on Tuesday. In the build-up to the match, coach Graham Arnold, who played at the Seoul 1988 Games, said the Olyroos were ready to "shock the world". And they were dealt the tough task of facing two-time Olympic gold medallists Argentina in their opening match. It had been 4,726 days since Australia last made an appearance in the men's football tournament at the Olympic Games in the group stages at Beijing 2008.
"Tonight, we shocked the world, and hopefully, we can keep shocking the world as we move on through the tournament," he added. It's a dream come true for all the boys, it's one game, but hopefully, we can get another win against Spain. "We always believed in Arnie's philosophy. "We always believed in what we wanted to achieve," Wales told Channel 7 after the match. The opening goal came through Lachlan Wales in the first half before Marco Tilio doubled the lead moments after coming off the bench late into the match to secure a mammoth three points. The W-49kg saw no athlete qualify after an athlete disqualification due to being over the weight limit for that category and two athletes no shows.It was a trifecta of celebrations for football fans in Australia.Īfter being announced 2032 Olympic hosts and the Matildas winning their opening group match against New Zealand on Wednesday night, the Australian men's team put the cherry on top in a 2-0 win over Argentina at Sapporo Dome. New Zealand’s Thomas Burns, secured his country their sole Olympic place by winning the M-68kg category. Stacey Hymer in the W-57kg, Reba Stewart in the W+67kg, Safwan Khalil in the M-58kg and Jack Marton in the M-80kg all won gold. Hosts Australia, were the biggest winners of the day winning three Olympic places. He was joined by compatriot, Malia Paseka, who won gold in the W-67kg, securing Tonga’s second qualification spot in Tokyo.Īthletes competed in the eight Olympic weight categories (four men and four women) during the Olympic Qualifier, with the gold medal winning athlete in each category winning a qualification place. Taufatofua won gold in the M+80kg to secure qualification for Tokyo 2020. GOLD COAST, Australia (29 February, 2020) - Australia, New Zealand and Tonga have all secured places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the conclusion of the taekwondo Olympic Qualifier tournament in Gold Coast, Australia on 29 February.Īmong those to qualify a place for their National Olympic Committee (NOC), was Tonga’s Pita Taufatofua, who shot to fame in 2016 after his appearance as the Tongan flag bearer at the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.
Sanctioned Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel.- World Taekwondo Women's Open Championships.- 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships.- Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge.
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