00:00With seven Chelsea stars involved at the 2020 Four Olympic Games in Paris, we reflect upon some of the others in our squad who can call themselves Olympians.
00:10This summer, Khadija Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, Maira Ramirez, Sandy Baltimore, Yves Parisette, Shoke Nuskan and Meka Hamano will represent their respective nations on the iconic international stage.
00:22For that group, the road to glory begins today with the first round of group stage fixtures kicking off at 4pm.
00:29And as our Blues begin their campaigns across France, with seven cities across the country hosting the women's football event, we have looked back on previous games where current Chelsea stars featured.
00:40What better place to start than London 2012 and with our new head coach Sonia Bompaster and assistant Camille Abelly.
00:47Both featured at what was France's first appearance in the women's football event.
00:53They would go on to finish fourth after losing to Canada in the bronze medal match which was played in Coventry.
00:59Four years later in 2016, Abelly represented less Blues at her second Olympics, with Bompaster having ended her illustrious playing career three years prior.
01:09A number of current Blues would also feature in Brazil, with some even scooping medals.
01:15Making their Olympics debut would be Buchanan and Lawrence of Canada, while Sam Kerr also made her bow on the same stage, representing Australia.
01:24There would be a clash of the soon-to-be Blues in the group stages as Canada lined up against the Matildas.
01:30It was Buchanan and Lawrence who claimed bragging rights after winning 2-0, but both countries went on to reach the knockouts.
01:38Kerr's Australia exited the competition after losing to Brazil on penalties in the quarter-final,
01:43while our Canadian duo went on to claim a bronze medal after beating the same South American opponents in the third-place play-off.
01:50It was back-to-back bronze medals for Canada, who won the same prize at London 2012,
01:55and Lawrence played her part in the 2-1 victory over Brazil as she assisted the opening goal.
02:02There was plenty of Chelsea representation at the delayed games in Tokyo in 2021 with nine of our current players in action for their respective countries.
02:10It proved to be a very different edition of the games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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