Aoife O’Rourke and Amy Wall claim gold at Euro Games

Ireland has claimed two gold medals on the final day of the European Games in Poland, with boxer Aoife O’Rourke and kickboxer Amy Wall winning gold

GOLDEN GIRL: Ireland’s Aoife O’Rourke makes her entrance with coach Zaur Antia. Picture: INPHO/Tom Maher

Ireland has claimed two gold medals on the final day of the European Games in Poland, with boxer Aoife O’Rourke victorious in the 75kg final and kickboxer Amy Wall winning gold in the full contact 60kg event.

O’Rourke, on her 26th birthday, turned in a dominant display against France’s Davina-Myrha Michel in her final, the Roscommon boxer taking victory 5-0. “Coming out here, the plan was to qualify, but to walk away with a gold medal is icing on the cake,” said O’Rourke. “It was a different style to what people saw me doing all week but it’s good to see I can mix it up and get in with a girl like that and actually box.”