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Bristol Olympic hockey champion reselected

By Bristol24/7  Tuesday Jan 17, 2017

Bristol’s Lily Owsley is among the Olympic hockey champions selected by Great Britain and England for the next four-year cycle.

The former Clifton College student won gold competing for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The 22-year-old, who plays for the University of Birmingham, joins Clifton Robinson players Nicola Cochrane, Alex Danson and Joie Leigh who have also been called up by coach Danny Kerry.

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England will host beaten Olympic finalists the Netherlands in June, before preparing for the Hockey World Cup in London in 2018.

“We have, I feel, a good depth of skilful, committed, smart, and athletic athletes who are eager to learn, develop and build on the legacy and momentum of the Rio Olympic cycle,” Kerry told told the BBC.

 

Read more: 19 to watch in Rio 

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