Last update on. From the section OlympicsHarrington enjoys Olympic gold medal glory.Kellie Harrington, an Irish boxer, has won the Olympic gold medal following her defeat of Beatriz Ferreira from Brazil in the women's lightweight 60kg final.She was unanimously voted in favor of her victory, becoming the second Irish female boxer to be awarded an Olympic medal.The 31-year old Dubliner defeated the reigning world champion in two rounds.It was Ireland's 11th Olympic gold medal, and their second in Tokyo.This brings the total medal haul for these Games up to four, with two gold and two bronze.Harrington's family celebrates her success at Portland Row, DublinHarrington's victory on Sunday morning was the third consecutive win for Ireland in Olympic boxing gold. Michael Carruth won the first one in Barcelona, 1992. Taylor followed that success twenty years later.It was Ireland's 18th Olympic boxing medal, more than half the 34 total medals.The men's marathon saw Ireland's Northern Irish trio suffer in the heat in Sapporo, where 30 of the 106 competitors were eliminated.Kevin Seaward finished 58th in two hours, 21 minutes and 45 seconds. This was over 11 minutes from his personal best. Paul Pollock was 71st at 2:27.48. Stephen Scullion dropped out just before half-way.After being in a crash that involved a lot of riders, Emily Kay from Ireland finished 13th in women's omnium cycling.Number-one seed Harrington reached the final following a 3-2 split victory over Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand. He was also behind on three of five judges' cards.She gained confidence and won 10-9 on the judges' cards the second round to win gold. This was a dominating display.Ferreira was more aggressive in the opening round. However, Harrington boxed on the back foot while landing some great right-hand punches.Round two saw more variety in the game of the Dubliner as she started to dominate with better movement and a stronger right hand, which she displayed just seconds after round began.Harrington's strong left-hand punch with less than a minute remaining shocked the Brazilian before she fell to her knees in front of the ring, in emotion scenes following her win.Ireland's gold medal win saw them finish joint 38th in Tokyo Olympics medal table with Israel. This was their highest medal finish since Atlanta 1996, when they were 28th."If I could be anywhere at once, I'd be at my home."Harrington was extremely emotional during the medal ceremony. She also spoke after her win to praise her coaches and acknowledge the support from her family.It's hard to sum it all. She said that she has just let the flow take her where it takes her.It's been fun. It was a lot of fun. But I have enjoyed every moment of it."I enjoyed the coaches helping me to get the tactics right, as well as the high performance coaches and my club coach Noel Burke. They work together and create the perfect formula for winning each fight.It's hard to put into words. It would be impossible for me to be in two places at once. I'd rather be at home because the atmosphere is amazing."
