The draw has taken place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, charting the path to the podium for Team Ireland Boxing.
This team is the largest Team Ireland Boxing Team since Rome of 1960. Only Australia (12) & Uzbekistan (11) will have more boxers in Paris. Team Ireland is one of only 3 countries to have qualified a woman at all weights – an extraordinary achievement, given Paris is only the fourth Olympic cycle at which women may box.
50kg Daina Moorehouse
Daina has a bye in the preliminaries and will meet 7th seed, France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in last 16. Daina won’t make her Paris debut until August 1st.
54kg Jennifer Lehane
Jenny has a bye, and makes her Olympic debut against Yuan Chang of China on July 30th
57kg Michaela Walsh
Michaela has a bye, opening her account on August 2nd V Svetlana Kamenov Staneva of Buglaria
60kg Kellie Harrington
The defending lightweight champion was seeded 3rd in June’s seeding draw. She opens her campaign on July 29th, against the winner of the preceding meeting between Italy and Turkey
66kg Grainne Walsh
No bye for Grainne Walsh – she’s in preliminaries action on Sunday against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori
75kg Aoife O’Rourke
The four time continental champion, who is seeded 2nd, begins her second Olympic campaign against Poland’s Elisabeta Wojcik – they’ve met four times before, and Aoife has been the victor on all occasions.
57kg Jude Gallagher
Jude Gallagher has a bye, and meets Philippines Carlo Paalam on July 31st. The Ethiopian boxer was removed before the draw, so there are now 17 boxers in the weight.
63.5kg Dean Clancy
63.5kg Dean Clancy is in action on Saturday against Jordan’s Obada Alkasbeh
71kg Aidan Walsh
Tokyo bronze medalist, Aidan, opens his account on Sunday – he takes on Makan Traore of France on Sunday
92kg Jack Marley
The first Irish heavyweight to qualify for an Olympic Games in almost 30 years, Jack is seeded 7th. He first in action on Sunday, against Poland’s Mateusz Bereznicki
Entry List by NOC
248 boxers from 69 countries will compete over the next 16 days – largest cohort of entries, at 90, is from Europe:
Competition Schedule
Boxing Schedule
Boxing from July 27th to August 3rd takes place at the North Paris Arena. Boxing from August 4th to 10th takes place at Roland Garros. August 5th is a rest day at the tournament.
Morning sessions begin at 10am, Irish time.
Afternoon sessions begin at 2.30pm, Irish time
Evening sessions begin at 7pm, Irish time.
July 27th Round of 32: W54kg, W60kg, M63.5kg & M80kg.
July 28th Round of 32: W50kg, W66kg, M57kg, M71kg, M92kg % M92+kg.
July 29th Last 16 in M63.5, 92 & 92+kg, and W60kg
July 30th Last 16 in M51 & M80kg, and W54 & W57kg
July 31st Last 16 M57 & 71kg, and W75kg, plus QF of W60kg
August 1st QF of M63.5 & 92kg, last 16 W50 & 66kg, QF of W54kg
August 2nd QF of M51, 80 & +92kg, and last 16 W57kg
August 3rd QF of M57 & 71kg, and W50 & 66kg, SF of W60kg
August 4th SF of M51, 63.5, 80 & 92kg,QF W57 & 75kg, SF of W54kg
August 5th rest day
August 6th SF of M71kg, SF W50 & 66kg, and W60kg final
August 7th SF M92+kg & W57kg, Finals of M63.5 & 80kg
August 8th SF M57kg & W75kg, Finals M51kg and W54kg
August 9th Finals of M71 & 92kg, Finals of W50 & 66kg
August 10th Finals of M57 & 92+kg, Finals of W57 & 75kg
Day One – July 27th, Round of 32
63.5kg Dean Clancy is the only Team Ireland boxer in action on the opening day – He contests his Round of 32 bout against Jordan’s Obada Alkasbeh in Bout 8 of Saturday’s Afternoon Session. He is expected in the ring at around 3.20pm.
Watch
RTE will have significant coverage of the Games on RTE 2, RTE Player, online, on Radio and through the RTE app. Full details are available here
The full Games streaming service for all sports is here – free account set up is required:
https://www.discoveryplus.com/ie/olympics/sport/boxing
Team Ireland Boxing
Athletes:
Kellie Harrington (Dublin) Women’s 60kg
Aidan Walsh (Belfast) Men’s 71kg
Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) Women’s -75kg
Daina Moorehouse (Bray) Women’s -50kg
Dean Clancy (Sligo) Men’s 63.5kg
Grainne Walsh (Tullamore) Women’s -66kg
Jude Gallagher (Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone) Men’s -57kg
Jennifer Lehane (Ashbourne, Co. Meath) Women’s -54kg
Jack Marley (Sallynoggin, Dublin) Men’s -92kg
Michaela Walsh (Belfast) Women’s -57kg
Staff:
Tricia Heberle – Performance Director & Team Leader
Zauri Antia – Head Coach
Damian Kennedy – Coach
Lynne McEnery – Coach
James Doyle – Coach
Jim Clover – Doctor
Lorcan McGee – Physio
Paula Fitzpatrick – Physiologist