Wins At European Games Push Broadhurst, Harrington And Lehane One Step Closer Toward Paris 2024

Irish boxing stars Amy Broadhurst, Kellie Harrington and Jennifer Lehane’s successful fights at the European Games in Poland have left them one win away from booking their tickets to Paris Games 2024. World Champion Amy Broadhurst coasted into the quarter-finals yesterday after securing a unanimous decision victory against Latvian opponent Beatrise Rozentale in the welterweight (66kg) division. Speaking after the …

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European Games 2023: Team Ireland Day 4 Updates

On day four at the European Games 2023, Team Ireland’s Olympic Gold medallist Kellie Harrington opened her Games with a win defeating her Slovakian opponent on a split decision to advance to the round of 16. Team mate Jude Gallagher was unfortunate to be on the wrong side of a split decision in his bout, with Dean Clancy closing the …

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Irish female sports stars dominate Teneo Sports and Sponsorship Index

Irish female sports stars have once again dominated Teneo’s Sports and Sponsorship Index (TSSI), with three of the top four most admired athletes being female. The TSSI is a comprehensive, 1,000 person, nationally representative survey with quotas imposed across gender, region, age, and social class.  The research was carried out by Teneo’s Sports Advisory team and examines the Irish general …

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Kellie Harrington’s Autobiography wins Eason Sports Book of the Year

Kellie Harrington’s Autobiography has surpassed five other nominees to win Eason’s Sports Book of the Year.   The book, Kellie, takes the readers through Harrington’s journey from growing up in the north of Dublin with an unlikely rise to greatness to winning medals at the 2016 and 2018 world championships and eventually securing a gold medal at the Olympic Games …

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3 Gold for Ireland at European Boxing Championship – Weekend Roundup

Women’s European Boxing Championship – Three Gold for Team Ireland! Team Ireland swept the Women’s European Boxing Championship this week, with Kellie Harrington, Aoife O’Rourke, and Amy Broadhurst winning gold. Caitlin Fryers and Christina Desmond took home silver medals and Michaela Walsh and Shannon Sweeney brought home bronze medals. Dublin’s Olympic gold winner Harrington won gold in the lightweight category …

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Women’s European Boxing Championships: Record-Breaking Medal Haul for Ireland

Three more fighters from Team Ireland secured at least a bronze medal each last night at the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro. Caitlin Fryers, Kellie Harrington, and Aoife O’Rourke will now all progress to the semi-finals and a chance at silver or gold; they join Tuesday’s quarter-final winners Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond for a …

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Team Ireland in the Women’s European Boxing Championships: Four Secure Bronze, Possible Silver or Gold

Four members of Team Ireland — Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond — have all progressed to semi-finals in the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro, thereby guaranteeing themselves each a bronze and a chance to win silver or gold. Of the nine team members who won through to the quarter-finals, four more will play today for …

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Team Ireland: Women’s European Championship.

The Team Ireland Women’s European Championship Squad has been named. The team includes Olympic lightweight champion, Kellie Harrington, World Champion Amy Broadhurst, Olympians Aoife O’Rourke and Michaela Walsh and World No. 5, Carly McNaul. The championships take place in Budva, Montenegro, from October 11th to 23rd. The team, lead by Head Coach Zauri Antia, have departed today for a pre-championship training …

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