Aussies have their hearts broken in cruel drama

The Kookaburras have lost the gold medal match in the cruellest of circumstances after a dramatic video referee ruling in a penalty shoot-out.

It was a rollercoaster day for Australia in Tokyo with with some huge early success followed by devastating losses for the Boomers, Matildas and Kookaburras.

We won two gold medals in the space of 20 minutes earlier on Thursday, with Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green crossing the finish line first in the canoe sprint before teen phenom Keegan Palmer dominated the skating park.

That brings Australia's gold medal tally to 17, equalling our record haul from Athens.

However, the day ended on a devastating note with the Kookaburras beaten in heart breaking circumstances in the men's hockey final.

The epic battle was locked at 0-0 at half time before the drama reached a ridiculous level as the thriller headed into sudden-death penalties where there was agony for Australia.

We also had plenty to be happy about with Melissa Wu winning bronze in the women's 10m platform diving and Ashley Moloney winning Australia's first medal in the decathlon.

Earlier, Australia's Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy qualified for the women's beach volleyball gold medal match after defeating Latvia in the semi-final.

You can also read all the details of the Matildas' loss to the United states in the women's football bronze-medal match here - and all the details of the Boomers' painful loss here.

Follow all the action from  Friday, August 6 in our Day 14 live blog here.