Brave Magee goes down fighting as Korean ends fairytale

ONE of the Irish success stories of this opening weekend came not in the boxing ring or with the rowers but at the BJUT Gymnasium, host venue for badminton.

Shortly before 7pm on Saturday night, Chloe Magee made her Olympic debut.

Half an hour later she became the first Irish player to win a badminton match in the history of the Games by coming from one down to defeat Estonian Kati Tomloff in a three-set thriller 18-21, 21-18, 21-19) that was roundly applauded by the predominantly Chinese audience.