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GLOCESTER’S BEST NAMED IN BOOMERS OLYMPIC TEAM

He was one of the last players cut from our Olympic basketball team in 2012, so it’s no surprise Gloucester’s Damian Martin was pretty excited today, about being named in the Australian team for Rio.

The 31-year-old says, at one stage, selectors implied he hadn’t made the squad.

Andrew Bogut is one of six NBA players named in our 12-man team. But the big centre is racing to be fit after injuring his knee during the finals.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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