2019 EUROPEAN WOMEN’S ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

 

 

Please click here for details of the 2019 European Women’s Elite Championships in Madrid, Spain.

Boxing begins on August 24 in the Spanish capital.

Eligible athletes will compete across 10 weight classes – 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 81+kg.

The Irish squad for the 12th edition of the tournament will be confirmed shortly.

Ireland has claimed 6 gold and 4 bronze medals at this level since the inaugural European Women’s Elites in France in 2001 and lie in 8th spot in the all time medals table.

Katie Taylor (6 gold), Clare Grace, Christina Desmond, Michaela Walsh and current World Elite champion Kellie Harrington have finished in podium positions.

2019 marks the first occasion Madrid has hosted a European Elite competition since Athens 2004 Olympian Andy Lee claimed silver at the EU Championships in the city 15 years ago.