Bernard Dunne: 15 months of work for Kellie Harrington came to fruition in nine minutes

Kellie Harrington and Bernard Dunne celebrate with her gold medal. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Bernard Dunne joked last Friday about how, much as he loves Zaur Antia, he was looking forward to the day when the Georgian’s would no longer be the first face he saw every morning.

The Irish boxing team has been on-site in Japan since June 30, eating, breathing, and sleeping in the same confines day after day, night on night. One small bubble within the larger Olympic version.