1 July 2012

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FOUR members of the East Grinstead Hockey Club have been chosen to represent Great Britain at the London Olympics.

Captain Barry Middleton will be joined by Glenn Kirkham, Iain Lewers and Ashley Jackson who comes from Tunbridge Wells but plays for East Grinstead.

Barry Middleton, Team GB Men’s Hockey captain. Photo courtesy of Team GB

Barry called it “a great honour” to have been selected for Team GB for the third time, and said he would be particularly proud to represent his country in front of a home crowd.

“We have an amazing group of guys who have put themselves through so much pain in search of a dream we all share. We will be giving our all to achieve this dream while providing a lot of excitement at the same time,” he said.

“I look forward to stepping on the pitch in London and hearing that Great British crowd getting behind us.”

*Men’s hockey was first introduced at the 1908 London Olympic Games. Great Britain won gold in 1908, 1920 and in 1988.