Spirited Kearney bows out but vows to rock in Rio

Lisa Kearney, the first woman to represent Ireland in judo at an Olympic Games, insisted she will be targeting a medal come Rio in four years time after going close to causing a major upset at the ExCel on Saturday.

She pushed China’s Wu Shugen to the golden score — the equivalent of extra-time — before losing a thrilling last 16 contest.

Shugen, a veteran of the Beijing Games, appeared to have victory wrapped up with 13 seconds of the five minutes remaining when she finally nailed what appeared to be the winning score.