Boxing
Kellie Harrington has secured at least an Olympic bronze medal after cruising through her lightweight quarter-final against Colombia’s Angie Valdas.
The Dublin fighter won all three rounds to progress to another semi-final and joins Paddy Barnes as the second Irish boxer to win back-to-back medals.
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Kellie takes the WIN! She now moves into the semi-finals and guarantees herself at least a bronze medal at Paris 2024!!! 🔥👊
LFG Kellie 🫵#TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/8U1KyEOPvR— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 31, 2024
Earlier, Tyrone featherweight Jude Gallagher lost his last-16 bout with Carlo Palaam of the Philippines by unanimous decision.
Later on Wednesday, Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik beat Ireland’s Aoife O’Rourke on a split decision in the 75kg division.
Rowing
The Irish rowing team have now booked themselves into four final races at the Paris Games.
The latest boat to qualify for their medal race is the lightweight double sculls, powered by Aoife Casey and Mags Cremen.
Mags and Aoife make it FOUR finals for our rowers!! 🔥
😮💨 we can’t wait to see this team light it up! #TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/GbiWeq4NssAdvertisement— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 31, 2024
They were third in their semi-final and will be back in the water on Friday.
That is the same day that reigning Olympic champions Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan will row for gold.
The duo comfortably won the semi-finals of the lightweight double sculls.
Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney were the other team to reach a medal race on Wednesday morning.
They will also be back out on Friday after a third place finish in the Men's Pair semi-final.
Ireland have two boats in B Finals on Thursday and the men's double sculls team of Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch in the A Final.
Swimming
Mona McSharry finished 6th in her semi-final of the 200m, which wasn't good enough to make the final. She finishes 11th overall.
Earlier in the day, the 100-metre bronze medalist came third in her heat.
Badminton
Nhat Nguyen's men's badminton singles dream is over.
The Dubliner lost by two games to nil to defending Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
