Local sailors will be flying the Aussie flag in Rio as they race for Olympic glory

BRISBANE athletes will continue to fight for medals when the Rio Olympics continues overnight. Take a look below to find out when your local athlete is competing on Day 9.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — AUGUST 13: Jake Lilley of Australia competes in the Finn class on Day 8 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Marina da Gloria on August 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

HOCKEY

LOCAL stars Daniel Beale, Matthew Swann, Jake Whetton, Jamie Dwyer and Mark Knowles will look to continue the Kookaburras’ form resurgence in Monday morning’s mouth-watering quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.

Australia, ranked no. 1 in the world, with square off with the no. 2 ranked Dutch in a knockout battle at 7am, with the Kookaburras desperate to break a medal drought stretching back to 2004.

They began their campaign with an unconvincing 2-1 win over New Zealand, before back-to-back defeats against Spain and Belgium.

Australia's Jake Whetton, right, fight for the ball against Brazil's Ernst Rost Onnes, left, during a men's field hockey match at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

However, they showed signs of their best form to down Great Britain 2-1, wrapping up their pool campaign with a 9-0 thrashing of Brazil.

“It’s gonna be a huge clash, obviously playing against the world’s no. 2 team,” captain Mark Knowles said.

“We know that we’re ready now. We had a slow start and I think we weren’t quite up to speed with where we needed to be. The Dutch bring a great challenge that I think everyone is waiting to see, so I think we’re definitely ready for it.

“We feel we play very well against the Dutch. There’s maybe some mental demons for them from the World Cup and some World League performances we put in against them so it’s quite a good match up in terms of the style we play.

Britain's Mark Gleghorne (L) tries to stop Australia's Mark Knowles during the men's field hockey Britain vs. Australia match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August, 10 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Carl DE SOUZA

“We’re certainly on the up after Great Britain and then a good hitout against Brazil. We’re very well prepared, we think.”

WATER POLO

RHYS Howden and the Aussie Sharks face a must win clash with Greece as they attempt to qualify for the last eight of the men’s water polo in Rio.

Hungary's Denes Varga, right, takes a shot as Australia's Rhys Howden, left, defends during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

The Australians dropped to fifth in their group after a 10-8 defeat to Serbia on Saturday, with only the top four in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.

Brisbane Barracudas captain Howden and the Sharks must triumph over the first-placed Greece to have any chance of leapfrogging Hungary or Serbia in Group A.

The match starts at 3.10am Monday morning AEST.

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AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS versus VENEZUELA — Monday, 8am

THE Boomers can seal top spot in Group A with a victory in their final pool match against Venezuela in the morning.

Australia have been impressive in the group stages and need second spot, which means they would avoid the U.S. until the grand final.

An overview shows Australia's forward Cameron Bairstow (R) go for a rebound past China's forward Zhai Xiaochuan during a Men's round Group A basketball match between China and Australia at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jim YOUNG

An overview shows China's forward Zou Yuchen (L) defend against Australia's power forward Brock Motum during a Men's round Group A basketball match between China and Australia at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jim YOUNG

Coach Andrej Lemanis was able to rest some of his key players on Saturday against China and may have the chance to do the same against Venezuela.

The Boomers feature Runcorn products Brock Motum and Cameron Bairstow as well as former Brisbane Spartans star Chris Goulding.

SAILING

MATHEW Belcher and Will Ryan will look to close the gap between them

and the first-placed Croatian team when competition resumes tomorrow

morning from 2.05am (AEST).

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — AUGUST 09: Mathew Belcher (L) and Will Ryan (R) of Australia pose for photographers after winning the Men's 470 competition as part of the Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta — Rio 2016 Sailing Test Event on August 9, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron members sit second overall and

after Croatia finished third in the last race, Belcher and Ryan are

just two points away from top spot.

The women’s team of RQYS member Jaime Ryan and Carrie Smith, who sit

11th on the standings, will look to move up the ladder tomorrow from

2.15am.

Australia's Jaime Ryan and Australia's Carrie Smith compete in the 470 Women sailing class on Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

Bulimba resident and RQYS sailor Jake Lilley has been impressive in

his debut Olympic Games rising to third on the standings and within

reach of second. Races start at 2.05am.