Aidan Walsh's celebration injury costs him chance to fight for Olympic final

Walsh will have to settle for the bronze medal he won on Friday, which he celebrated by leaping into the air before going over on his ankle
Aidan Walsh's celebration injury costs him chance to fight for Olympic final

Aidan Walsh celebrated his Olympic quarter-final victory by leaping into the air before going over on his ankle. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Olympic medal-winner Aidan Walsh will not get to fight for gold or silver after his celebration injury forced him to withdraw.

The Belfast welterweight will have to settle for the bronze medal he won on Friday, which he celebrated by leaping into the air before going over on his ankle. 

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