Bray also celebrating bronze

A small area of Bray was celebrating the town’s second Olympic medal in three days on Saturday as Fergus Kavanagh helped Australia to men’s hockey bronze with a 3-1 win over Great Britain.

Kavanagh said afterwards up to 15 family members had made the trip over the Irish Sea from the Wicklow town where Kavanagh was born — also home to gold medallist Katie Taylor — to watch the third place play-off.

It proved a “bittersweet” moment for the Perth-based defender, however, as his side finished third for the second successive Games despite being the world’s top-ranked team. They fell at the semi-final stage to eventual champions Germany 4-2.