Rio champion Ansley retires from internationals

Great Britain's double-Olympic medallist Giselle Ansley has announced her status from world hockey.

The 32-year-old defender was portion of nan British squad who won golden successful Rio successful 2016 and bronze successful Tokyo 5 years later.

She besides won nan Commonwealth Games title pinch England astatine Birmingham 2022 and golden astatine nan European Championship successful 2015.

Ansley retires pinch 173 mixed caps for Team GB and England having made her world debut successful 2013.

She played successful each six of Great Britain's matches astatine Paris 2024 arsenic her broadside fell astatine nan quarter-final stage, losing to eventual champions nan Netherlands.

"It has been nan top privilege and honour to correspond England and GB for nan past 11-and-a-half years but now it is clip for a caller adventure," said Ansley.

"I americium excited and terrified each astatine nan aforesaid clip astatine what's to travel next, but I americium proud of nan profession I person had and look guardant to cheering connected nan squad for galore years to come."