Japanese field hockey player
Mazuki Arai (Japanese: 新井 麻月, born 28 November 1988)[1] is a retired field hockey player from Japan.[2]
Career
International hockey
Mazuki Arai made her debut for Japan in 2009, at the FIH Champions Challenge in Cape Town. The team won a bronze medal at the tournament, with Arai scoring twice.[3] The following month she appeared at the Asia Cup in Bangkok.[4]
In 2010, Arai won two medals with the national team. Her first was silver at the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan,[5] followed by bronze at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.[6] That year she also appeared at the FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Kazan,[7] as well as the World Cup in Rosario.[5]
Arai only made one appearance for the national team between 2011 and 2012 at the FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario.[5]
2013 was Arai's most successful year with the national team, winning two gold medals. The first at the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur,[8] and the second at the Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara.[9]
Mazuki Arai retired from international hockey in 2014, following appearances at the 2014 FIH World Cup in The Hague and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[5]
In December 2019, Arai ended her career.[10]
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