Gold Medal For Kellie Harrington, As She Announces Retirement Afterwards

Wednesday, 7 August 2024 08:26

She beat Wenlu Yang of China

Kellie Harrington has become the first Irishwoman to win back-to-back gold medals at consecutive Olympic Games.

The Dublin lightweight boxer defeated Wenlu Yang of China in the final at Roland Garros in Paris last night.

Harrington has won Ireland 's fourth gold of the 2024 games - she announced after the fight that she will be retiring from the ring.

Ireland are 12th in the medal table, a best ever result at a Summer Olympics.

Nearly two weeks after she carried the Irish flag during the opening ceremony, Sarah Lavin finally takes to the track this morning.

She goes in heat-4 of the 100-metre hurdles, with the top three in each heat qualifying for the semi-finals.

Brian Fay will be looking to finish in the top-8 of his heat of the 5000-metres.

Mark English is in the second of six 800-metre heats.

Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy get another chance at booking a Women's 15-hundred semi-final spot, going in separate races of the repechage.

Tonight, Rhasidat Adeleke goes in the first of three semi-finals of the Women's 400.

Only the top two in each race will qualify for the final, along with two fastest losers.

Jack Woolley is in last-16 action in the men’s 58-k-g Taekwondo this morning.

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow get their golfing campaign underway this morning.

And it's take-2 for Finn Lynch in the medal race of the Men’s Dinghy.

After slack winds in Marseille yesterday forced it to be postponed, they'll try again this lunchtime.

Lynch qualified in tenth position, and can finish no higher than eighth.