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Kellie Harrington's family expressed their pride in their Olympic finalist

5 August 2021; Yvonne Harrington, right, mother of Kellie Harrington, with neighbour Bernie Atkins, as Kellie Harrington's family and neighbours celebrate after watching her Tokyo 2020 Olympics lightweight semi-final bout from home at Portland Row in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Kellie Harrington’s brother Joel has paid tribute to his Olympic finalist sister after the Dublin woman overcame Thai boxer Sudaporn Seesondee in this morning’s lightweight semi-final in Tokyo.

Speaking after the fight on RTÉ, her brother beamed with pride as car horns blew and neighbours cheered in the Dublin inner-city area of Portland Row.