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Great Britain men's team make 2016 Olympics despite losing to Australia

Great Britain's men's side qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, despite losing to Australia in the World League semi-final.

Great Britain's men's side have earned their place at the 2016 Olympic Games, despite their World League semi-final defeat to Australia on Friday.

The top three teams in the event at Antwerp book their spot in Rio de Janeiro, and Team GB's 3-1 setback to top seeds Australia has left them to play in a third-place playoff against India.

However, India have already qualified for the Games due to their status as Asian champions, leaving Great Britain to take the remaining spot ahead of Canada due to their higher position in the world rankings.

Great Britain had competed well with Australia, with Nick Catlin cancelling out an opener from the world champions, but they could not prevent their opponents from running out convincing winners.

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