Michaela Walsh is the latest Irish boxer looking to secure Olympic qualification via the European Games.
She’s up against Denmark’s Melissa Mortensen in the featherweight quarter-finals.
Kellie Harrington says she’s overjoyed at having secured two-time Olympian status.
The Tokyo gold medalist is through to the lightweight semi-finals at the European Games following victory over Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson.
Dean Clancy also punched his ticket for Paris with a super-lightweight quarter-final win over Italy’s Gianluigi Malanga.
Jack Marley is through to the heavyweight semi-finals following his comprehensive win over Croatia’s Marko Calic - Marley must reach the final to secure Olympic qualification.
Welterweight Amy Broadhurst and light-flyweight Daina Moorehouse both lost their quarter-finals by split decision, missing out on Olympic qualification for now.
Jennifer Lehane and Kelyn Cassidy also lost their respective quarter-finals today.
Aoife O’Rourke is in action in the next hour.
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In badminton, Nhat Nguyen qualified for the men’s singles last-16 despite a 2-0 loss to Mark Caljouw (pr: Cal-Yow) of the Netherlands.
