IRELAND COMMAND TOP 3 FINISH AT EURO JUNIORS

 

Irish squad

 

Russia, England and Ireland, in that order, finished in the top three in the rankings table at the 31-nation European Junior Men’s and Women’s Championships in Russia.

The tournament concluded yesterday. Click here for rankings tables and here for additional stats.

Eleven nations shared the gold medals.

Ireland, using a 25-strong squad, won 27 of 50 bouts, averaged 2.0 bouts per athlete and secured 2 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals.

Team Ireland are due to arrive home from Anapa via Dublin Airport at 12.05pm on Thursday afternoon (Terminal 1).