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Australia announced their Paris 2024 selections today, though Hockeyroos still uncertain

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Hockey Australia announced their Kookaburras and Hockeyroos for the Paris Games today. In Paris Eddie Ockenden will be playing his fifth Olympics, joining an exclusive club of legends.

Eddie Ockenden - Credits: worldsportpics

So far the individuals who were selected hockey in 5 Olympic Games were Ric Charlesworth ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ (who only played four because of the Moscow boycot in 1980), Pol Amat ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, Teun de Nooijer ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and David Alegre ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ. These four legends will be joined following Paris by two Belgians ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช with Felix Denayer and John John Dohmen and now also Eddie Ockenden ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ about to start their fifth Games.

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