34-yr-old Irish boxer Kellie Harrington, a World champion and Olympic gold medalist, competes in the Paris 2022 Women's Lightweight Olympic final.

34-year-old Irish boxer Kellie Harrington, a World champion and Olympic gold medalist, is set to compete in her second consecutive Olympic lightweight boxing final at the Paris 2022 Women's Lightweight Olympic final on August 6. Harrington, from Dublin's north inner city, won gold in the lightweight division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and is already a three-time finalist in this category. She previously won gold at the 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships and is married to fellow boxer Mandy Loughlin. Harrington will face Chinese boxer Yang Wenlu in the Paris final, with coverage provided by RTÉ 2 and a live stream available on RTÉ Player. She is the first Irish female athlete to win a medal at more than one Olympic Games.

August 06, 2024
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