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Lightweight Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington, and fellow Olympian, Aoife O’Rourke, have won through to the semi-finals of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament today, and secured at least bronze medals in the process.

They were among 5 Team Ireland boxers in action today.

Harrington won a unanimous decision in decisive fashion over Kazabhstan’s Aidana Zabynbekova, – O’Rourke was similarly emphatic in her victory over Davina Michel of France

Both women will box their semi-finals on Friday.

🚨 Strandja Result🚨

Aoife O'Rourke progresses to the semi-finals and secures at least a 🥉with a unanimous win over 🇫🇷

She boxes in the semis on Friday! pic.twitter.com/FB3Q3e4Y3Y

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 23, 2022

Olympian, Michaela Walsh boxed Russia’s Liudmila Voronstova, and her participation in the tournament ended following a 5-0 decision in favour of her opponent.

M71kg Luke Maguire met Abdyzhapar Uulu Syrgak of Kyrgyzstan in a strongly contested bout – the 3-1 split decision the result of a point deduction for the Dubliner.

W50kg Caitlin Fryers was scheduled to meet Finland’s Pihla Kaivo-Oja, but was withdrawn by the Team Ireland coaches and medical team.

W52kg Carly McNaul will be the only Team Ireland boxer in the ring at Strandja on Thursday. She is in Quarter Final action in bout 224 of the tournament, against Tetiana Kob of Ukraine. Carly boxes in Bout 8 in Ring A.

The tournament organisers have yet to release the Day Five programme, or Day Four session results. Both are expected later tonight, or in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The tournament is being live-streamed by the IBA, on its YouTube channel. Links, per ring and session, will be issued on Thursday morning.

Team Ireland Squad:

F48kg Shannon Sweeney

F50kg Caitlin Fryers

F52kg Carly McNaul

F57kg Michaela Walsh

F60kg Kellie Harrington

F70kg Christina Desmond

F75kg Aoife O’Rourke

57kg Adam Hession

60kg JP Hale

63.5kg Dean Clancy

67kg Eugene McKeever

71kg Luke Maguire

80kg Kelyn Cassidy

92kg+ Thomas Maughan

🚨Strandja Result🚨

Luke Maguire came out the wrong side of a 3-1 split decision vs 🇰🇬in a strongly contested bout. pic.twitter.com/trTEOoUNgP

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 23, 2022

The competition schedule and individual draws for all 14 Team Ireland boxers are here

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three results are here

Day Four Session 13 A

Day Four session 14B

Day Four Session 15 A

Day Four session 16B

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Team Ireland banked two more wins on Day Three of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament.

Tokyo Olympic lightweight champion, Kellie Harrington, made her return to the ring in decisive fashion, with a unanimous win over Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson

🚨Strandja Result🚨

Decisive return to the ring for reigning lightweight champ, Kellie Harrington, with a unanimous win over 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/g3vtH9rEiG

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 22, 2022

Fellow Olympian, W75kg Aoife O’Rourke, recorded a second round RSC win over Greece’s Vasiliki Stravridou.

They were among 6 Team Ireland boxers contesting on Day Three.

80kg Kelyn Cassidy was the second in action today, against Nikita Nystedt of Finland , resulting in a 4-1 split decision in favour of the Fin.

W70kg Christina Desmond faced Galina Golovchenko of Russia – the decision was unanimous in favour of the Russian boxer.

57kg Adam Hession boxed Abdulmalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan. The Uzbek came away with the unanimous decision.

A similar fate for JP Hale against Artur Subkhankulov of Russia.

M71kg Luke Maguire makes his tournament debut on Wednesday, in the evening session, against Abdyzhapar Uulu Syrgak of Kyrgyzstan

Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington, Olympian Michaela Walsh, Olympian Aoife O’Rourke and Caitlin Fryers are also between the ropes on Day Four.

Harrington meets Kazabhstan’s Aidana Zabynbekova ; Walsh takes on Russia’s Liudmila Voronstova; O’Rourke will box Davina Michel of France and Caitlin Fryers contests against Finland’s Pihla Kaivo-Oja

Here’s Day Four’s programme:

The tournament is being live-streamed, by ring and session, on the IBA You Tube channel, here.

Links per ring, and per session, will be released by the IBA on Wednesday morning,

Team Ireland Squad:

F48kg Shannon Sweeney

F50kg Caitlin Fryers

F52kg Carly McNaul

F57kg Michaela Walsh

F60kg Kellie Harrington

F70kg Christina Desmond

F75kg Aoife O’Rourke

57kg Adam Hession

60kg JP Hale

63.5kg Dean Clancy

67kg Eugene McKeever

71kg Luke Maguire

80kg Kelyn Cassidy

92kg+ Thomas Maughan

The competition schedule and individual draws for all 14 Team Ireland boxers are here

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three: Session 9A

Day Three: Session 10B results

Day Three: Session 11A results

Day Three: Session 12B results

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Over 130 boxers will contest the 2022 IATBA Championships, which will take place at the National Stadium, Dublin.

Day One – Quarter Finals and Semi Finals: Saturday, February 26th.

Day Two – Semi Finals, Sunday, February 27th.

Day Three – Finals: Saturday, March 5th.

Boxing begins at 11am on each day.

Weigh-ins: Daily, on the day of boxing, between 8am and 9am. There is no preliminary weigh-in.

Programme: Quarter Finals and Semi Finals: Saturday, February 26th.

Programme: Semi Finals: Sunday, February 27th.

Programme: Finals: Saturday, March 5th.

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As advised in January, all sporting organisations across Ireland are required to complete a Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022.

A links to complete the process and resources to assist in completing the audit are here

Included please find:

Audit site login and access details.

Club Safeguarding Self Audit guide

A video guide to assist in completing this audit. This is in Zip format. For ease of access, this video has also been up-loaded to IABA’s YouTube channel, here

Sport Ireland launched its auditing tool in March 2021. It is aimed at ensuring club compliance with the Children First Act. The audit is designed to support National Governing Bodies, including the IABA, in strengthening adherence to safeguarding policies and procedures thereby ensuring that children and young people partaking in sport are protected.

The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable clubs to:

• Self-assess adherence to Safeguarding Policies and procedures
• Identify gaps and actions areas

The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable The IABA to:

• Gain an overview of Safeguarding adherence
• Identify any issues of non-compliance
• Identify supports clubs may need to become compliant

The IABA will support clubs through this audit in these ways:

• Providing access links to the online audit process.
• Providing a step-by-step guide to completing the audit process.
• Providing access to video resources to guide clubs through the audit completion process
• Providing advice, support, and guidance through the IABA’s National Child Safeguarding Manager Declan Lynch, available at declan@iaba.ie.

The IABA re-sending the link to all clubs who have been identified as providing a relevant service under the Children First Act 2015. This link provides the club with access to create an account and to login to access the online self-assessment questionnaire.

The online self-assessment questionnaire covers the following areas:

• Key Safeguarding Roles
• Safeguarding Training
• Child Safeguarding policies and procedures
• Additional policies, procedures, and guidance
• Volunteer Recruitment & Support
• Behaviour & Equality
• Communication

All affiliated organisations will need to complete the online self-assessment questionnaire and submit it before March 20^th, 2022.

Key Dates:

January 26^th, 2022: The IABA advisory on Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 issued to all affiliated clubs.

January 29^th, 2022: The IABA provides audit access links and supporting resources to all clubs.

February 22^nd, 2022: Deadline reminder issued to all clubs

March 20^th, 2022: Deadline for completion of the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022

For clubs which would like to review their safeguarding practices and procedures in advance of completing the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022, the IABA’s suite of safeguarding templates and documents, are here. This resource contains 27 templates, policy and guidance resources for clubs.

IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, says “I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all for your continued hard work and commitment that has enabled children to participate in and compete in boxing in a safe and fun environment. I remain available to assist and support clubs throughout this very important process.”

If you have any questions about the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit, please direct them to IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, via declan@iaba.ie

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Team Ireland came away with three wins on the second day of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament.

W50kg Caitlin Fryers opened Ireland’s account with a 5-0 decision win over  Eugenia Anghel (ROU) 

That was followed 10 minutes later in Ring B, when W52kg Carly Naul was the right side of a 4-1 decision in her contest with Zhaina Shekerbekova of Kazakhstan.

🚨Strandja Result🚨

4-1 split decision win for Carly McNaul over 🇰🇿

Next up: Olympian, Michaela Walsh v Rou pic.twitter.com/miyvLzcVlA

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 21, 2022

Olympian, Michaela Walsh, returned to competitive action for the first time since the Tokyo games in Sofia today, and came away with a unanimous win over  Lacramioara Perijoc of Romania.

The first Team Ireland boxer in action at Strandja today, W48kg Shannon Sweeney, lost out to Italian, Roberta Bonatti, on a unanimous decision.

🚨Strandja Result🚨

Win for Caitlin Fryers vs Eugenia Anghel🥊🥊🥊🥊 pic.twitter.com/686jmQq1SQ

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 21, 2022

Six Irish boxers are in action on Day Three of the tournament:

Reigning W60kg Olympic Champion, Kellie Harrington, makes her post-Tokyo return to the ring. Also boxing are W70kg Christina Desmond and Olympian W75kg Aoife O’Rourke.

M57kg Adam Hession, M60kg JP Hale, and M80kg Kelyn Cassidy all have byes and make their tournament debuts tomorrow. The programme is here:

M71kg Luke Maguire is in action on Wednesday.

The tournament is being live-streamed, by ring and session, on the IBA You Tube channel, here.

Day3, Session5. Ring A, 12:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obKwDr8o9ks

Day3, Session5, Ring B, 12:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx-R9RLGji8

Day3, Session6, Ring A, 16:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bwe90d04xM

Day3, Session6, Ring B, 16:00:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBdVnztXtvg

Team Ireland Squad:

F48kg Shannon Sweeney

F50kg Caitlin Fryers

F52kg Carly McNaul

F57kg Michaela Walsh

F60kg Kellie Harrington

F70kg Christina Desmond

F75kg Aoife O’Rourke

57kg Adam Hession

60kg JP Hale

63.5kg Dean Clancy

67kg Eugene McKeever

71kg Luke Maguire

80kg Kelyn Cassidy

92kg+ Thomas Maughan

4 Team Ireland boxers in action on Day Two of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament:

48kg Shannon Sweeney, 50kg Caitlyn Fryers, 52kg Carly McNaul & Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh

Boxing begins at 12pm & will be streamed on IBA's YouTube channelhttps://t.co/XFzORveRDL pic.twitter.com/uYB1nU8rZa

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 21, 2022

The competition schedule and individual draws for all 14 Team Ireland boxers are here

Day One results are here

Day Two Session Results

Ring A, Session 5

Ring A, Session 7

Ring B, Session 6

Ring B, Session 8