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Murray Wenzel

MYSTERIOUS: Departing hockeyroo on culture battle olympic reality - What They Never Told You

Jane Claxton has retired after another ill-fated Olympic campaign for the Hockeyroos. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Jane Claxton has taken a parting shot at those responsible for the Hockeyroos' historical cultural issues and, in a tearful goodbye, lamented the brutal reality of another short-lived Olympic campaign.

Australia were upset 3-2 by China in Monday's Olympics quarter-finals, the sixth consecutive loss at the stage for the team since winning a third gold in four Games in Sydney 24 years ago.

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