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    Process - not outcome - is very much the focus for the Black Sticks women as their last chance to qualify for this year's Olympic Games arrives

    Process - not outcome - is very much the focus for the Black Sticks women as their last chance to qualify for this year's Olympic Games arrives


    New Zealand will book their spot in Paris by either reaching the final - or winning the third place playoff - at the eight-team final qualifying tournament in India over the next week.

    Ahead of the Black Sticks opening pool clash with Italy early on Sunday morning - coach Phil Burrows says they've avoided any discussion on the Olympics in the lead-up.



    Pushback in Sunday's game is half-past midnight .

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Hockey News
     26 Jan: The New Zealand women's hockey team have lost 2-1 to the United States in the final of their international tournament in Dunedin - after also losing to them earlier in the week
     21 Jan: The Black Sticks women are vowing to capitalize on preparation time before August's hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands
     21 Jan: Black Sticks women's coach Phil Burrows is eager to see internal competition at this week's four-team international tournament in Dunedin
     01 Dec: To hockey's Sultan Aslan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     30 Nov: The New Zealand men's have lost to Belgium 5-1 in their final pool match at 2025 Sultan of Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     28 Nov: Controversy has preceded India's winning goal in their 3-2 victory over the New Zealand men at hockey's Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     24 Nov: New Zealand's men have beaten Korea 3-1 at hockey's Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
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