Kellie Harrington has the chance to win a gold medal for team Ireland at the Olympic boxing in Tokyo.
The Dubliner guaranteed a fourth medal for Team Ireland with a win over Imane Khelif of Algeria on Tuesday morning.
Kellie Harrington won by unanimous decision, triumphing with scorecards of 30-27 and 29-28 on four judge’s scorecards.
With the bronze medal secured, Kellie Harrington will compete against Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee in Thursday morning’s semifinal. It’s Ireland’s second boxing medal for Tokyo 2020. Team Ireland has now won 18 Olympic boxing medals.
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“I’m just overwhelmed with emotions at the moment here”, Kellie Harrington said.
“You think of getting here, but never think of getting medals. Sometimes I think I’m lucky, but I can’t be that lucky to keep winning all these things.
“To have a medal in my bag from the Olympic Games. Everything I’ve achieved I owe to Noel Burke, who is my club coach at home, and the whole Irish High Performance coaching team. And my teammates as well.”
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“All the sparring and preparation, all the support they have given me. And we have given each other. Not to mention the support I get from the community at home. I’ve heard that it’s lit back there!
“I’m just so happy to be able to give them something to be happy about, something to sing and dance for. I’m just one person lifting a little bit of a nation.”
