The Black Sticks captain has confirmed Tokyo's Olympic Games was her swansong...ending a career spanning 296 matches.

Michelsen says she had always earmarked Tokyo as her last Games and is happy to call it quits before next year's World Cup and Commonwealth Games.

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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

12 Nov: International hockey is inbound for Dunedin this summer

08 Sep: The Black Sticks women have claimed their place at next year's World Cup, much to the financial relief of their governing body

06 Sep: The Black Sticks women are looking to create more goalscoring chances in this afternoon's second Oceania Cup hockey fixture against Australia in Darwin

05 Sep: The New Zealand women have opened their Oceania Cup hockey campaign against Australia with a 1-nil win in Darwin, thanks to an Olivia Shannon strike - the men lost 2-nil to the Kookaburras

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