Michaela's screams of joy for brother Aidan as Walshes book Olympic spots

The sister and brother both had to win their quarter-finals at the Olympic boxing European qualifying tournament

Aidan Walsh of Ireland, left, and Yevhenii Barabanov of Ukraine in their welterweight 69kg quarter-final bout on day three of the Road to Tokyo European Boxing Olympic qualifying event at Le Grand Dome in Paris, France. Picture: Sportsfile

Michaela Walsh admitted she was happier to see her younger brother Aidan qualify for the Olympics than herself after the siblings earned their spots in Tokyo this afternoon.

The sister and brother, who box for the Monkstown club in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, both had to win their quarter-finals at the Olympic boxing European qualifying tournament south of Paris to confirm their place on the plane to Japan.