Team Ireland are on their way to Madrid for the 2019 European Women’s Elite Championships.
An AIBA ranking tournament, the 12th edition of the tournament begins Saturday.
Ceire Smith, Amy Broadhurst, Christina Desmond and Aoife O’Rourke line out for Ireland in Spain.
Irish boxing is lying in eight position in the all-time medals table with 6 gold and 4 bronze since the inaugural European Women’s Elite Championships in France in 2001.
2019 European Women’s Elite Championships
Tournament Period – August 22/September 01, 2019
Competition Period – August 24/31, 2019
Competition Venue – Pabellón “Amaya Valdemoro” (Alcobendas, Madrid – Spain)
Age classification – Elite Women
Weight categories – 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 81+ kg
32 Nations will be in the hat for Friday’s draw (2.30pm (Irish time)) with boxing commencing on Saturday.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.
Schedule
- August 21-22 – Arrival of the delegations
- August 22 – Sport Entries Check at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
- August 23, 14:00 – Technical Meeting at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
- August 23, 15:30 – Official Draw at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
- August 24 – Opening Ceremony & Day 1 preliminaries
- August 25 – Day 2 preliminaries
- August 26 – Day 3 preliminaries
- August 27 – Day 4 preliminaries
- August 28 – Day 5 preliminaries
- August 29 – Rest Day
- August 30 – Day 6 semi-finals
- August 31 – Day 7 semi-finals
- September 1 – Departure of the delegations
(Image: Irish squad at Dublin Airport this morning)
European Women’s Elite Championships Madrid, Spain August 22/31
Irish squad
51kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan/Virginia)
60kg: Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
69kg: Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)
75kg: Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea)
Team manager: JP Kinsella
Coaches: Zaur Antia and Damain Kennedy
Physio; David Cooke