Ellen Keane tipped to push on: 'We’ve only started. This is the first medal of many'

Holding off stiff competition from New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe, the Dubliner secured a gold medal to go alongside the bronze she won at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro

Women’s 100m Breastroke SB8 Final: (L-R) New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe (sliver medal), Ireland's Ellen Keane (gold medal) and Russian Olympic Committee Adelina Razetdinova (bronze medal). Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Laurence McGivern has said the stunning performance of his former swimming colleague Ellen Keane in Thursday's SB8 100m breaststroke final is merely the beginning of what he believes will be an enormously successful Paralympics for Ireland in Tokyo.

Holding off stiff competition from New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe, the Dubliner secured a gold medal to go alongside the bronze she claimed in the same category at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. She will also have an opportunity to add her ever-expanding list of accolades when she competes in the SM9 200m individual medley next Wednesday.