As it happened: Team Ireland at Paris Olympics — Day 5
ALL SMILES: Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland celebrates with Team Ireland head coach Zaur Antia. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Mona McSharry, a bronze medallist in Monday's 100m breaststroke final, couldn't make it into the 200m version, swimming a 2:24.48 that was well away from the PB she set before these Games and finishing 11th between the two heats.
The top eight went through.
Roscommon boxer Aoife O'Rourke loses on a 3-2 split decision to Poland's Elzbieta Wojcik.
It is Wojcik's first win in seven encounters with O'Rourke.
With a unanimous decision victory over Angie Paola Valdes Pana in the 60kg quarter-final, Kellie Harrington has added at least a bronze medal to her gold from the Tokyo Olympics.
All five judges have given the opening round to Kellie Harrington.
Kellie Harrington will be in the ring shortly for her quarter-final against Angie Paola Valdes Pana of Colombia with the chance to secure at least a bronze medal.
This isn't the last we've heard of Jude Gallagher
“I am only 22 so in four years’ time I’ll be a much different boxer. I will only grow from this. You never know, I will go on now and set my sights on LA, be peaking come 26, 27. I’ll be a different boxer.”
Maurice Brosnan heard from Gallagher after his defeat to Tokyo Olympic boxing silver medallist Carlo Palaam in the 57kg category.
After a delay due to a lack of wind in Marseille, the sailing is underway in the men's skiff. Ireland's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove went into the day in second. They have dropped to third after race 10.
Disappointment for Jude Gallagher as he loses to Carlo Palaam.
Jude Gallagher needs a stoppage now after all five judges went for Palaam in the second round.
Palaam takes the first round 3-2.
Up shortly in the ring is Tyrone's Jude Gallagher. He fights Filipino boxer Carlo Palaam in the 57kg category. Maurice Brosnan tells us about a big day for Ireland at the Nord Arena.
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“We still are,” said O’Donovan, tongue firmly in cheek. “That was a big upset today. Everything we’ve thrown at (the Swiss) all year, they’ve had an answer to but today, we got one up at them. The number one seeds (are) Italy – we haven’t beaten them all year.”
Read more from the Cork duo in Cathal Dennehy's report from the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
“That was epic, epic racing! Definitely a replication from last year’s World Champs final. I think it was necessary. We definitely had to go out a little harder than we did in the heats. A lesson learnt. We knew we’d definitely suffered for it a little bit for it in the second half and obviously in the last 250m the Kiwis were coming back at us quite swiftly, kudos to them but to be in front, you’re in control of the race and if we could see them coming we could kind of react. I think we did that pretty well. We were just holding on for dear life in the last 150.
“In the middle of it it’s hard to know sometimes where you are. The way I race is I try to be as internal as possible. Sometimes Ross would make the call and let me know where we are but I like to be internal and certainly, in the last 250 you realise you’re in for a dog-fight and that’s where the body wakes up and you’re like ‘right, let’s make a move.’”
Swim Ireland high performance director Jon Rudd on watching Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry win medals
“Honestly, the mind was more tired than the body. It’s just been a lot and yesterday was just a chill day for me,” she said.
“I was trying my best not to expend too much energy mentally and this morning I was definitely a bit quiet but I think I’m always like that going into a 200. It was a good race so hopefully I can bring more energy tonight.”
Read more from Mona ahead of tonight's semi-final.
“But it was nice to kind of be in the Village for a day and hang out with some people. I spent the whole day with Sarah Lavin. I got to know her pretty well that day and the story and what she has been through is nothing short of incredible. She gained a huge new fan that day and I hope to see her go on and do great things next week."
Read more from Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy ahead of tomorrow's first round in the Olympic golf tournament.
At 9:42am on Thursday morning, Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch will go in the men's double sculls final. Then on Friday morning at 9:42am, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney go in the men's pair final; at 10:06am, Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy go in the lightweight men's double sculls final; and at 10:18am, Aoife Casey and Mags Cremen go in the lightweight women's double sculls final.
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy will go from lane three for their lightweight men's double sculls final at 11:02am on Friday morning.
That's four Irish boats that have now qualified for Olympic rowing finals.
The Irish lightweight women's double sculls boat, crewed by Aoife Casey and Mags Cremen, has qualified for the final! They finished third in their semi-final.
Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney will be in lane six for the men's pair final which takes place at 10:30am on Friday.
Mona McSharry has qualified for the semi-finals of the 200m breaststroke as the seventh fastest swimmer. She will be in the water around 9:03pm tonight.
It took just over six minutes for Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to utterly dispel any lingering doubts about their form at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris this morning, the Olympic champions powering into the A final of the lightweight double sculls after a dominant display to win their semi-final in 6:21.88.
They will go into Friday morning’s final as undoubted favourites, having given Switzerland (6:24.31) and Czechia (6:25.99) a convincing beating, the Skibbereen pair looking well within themselves as they hit the line with clear water between them and the field.
: After their usual relaxed start, O'Donovan and McCarthy have taken control of the semi-final at the halfway point.
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are off in their semi-final of the lightweight men's double sculls.
Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh fail to progress to the final of the women's pair after finishing sixth in their semi-final.
Mona McSharry finished third in her heat. The 16 fastest from the heats qualify for tonight's semi-finals. There are two more heats to follow.
Mona McSharry goes now in the first heat of the 200m breaststroke.
Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney got the Irish rowing team off to a flying start at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris this morning, powering into the A final of the men’s pair after finishing third in their semi-final in 6:32.22.
Needing to finish in the top three to advance, the Enniskillen pair went out hard, passing 500m in front and hitting halfway in second. But they came under pressure in the third quarter, slipping back to third and soon coming under pressure from New Zealand, who had beaten them in the heats.
However, they changed gears in the final few hundred metres to repel the challenge from New Zealand by just over half a second, taking third behind Romania (6:29.86) and Great Britain (6:31.56).
Despite a good start in the opening game, Nhat Nguyen loses 2-0 to Viktor Axelsen.
Nhat Nguyen is in action now against reigning Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. It's a must-win game as only one from the group will advance to the quarter-finals. Nhat has already beaten Israeli and Nepalese opponents.
The Irish in action on Wednesday
Badminton, Men’s Singles Group P – Nhat Nguyen v Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Rowing, Men’s Pair semi-final – Ross Corrigan, Nathan Timoney
Rowing, Women’s 200m Breaststroke heats – Mona McSharry (heat 1)
Rowing, Women’s Pair semi-final – Aifric Keogh, Fiona Murtagh
Rowing, Men’s LW Double Sculls semi-final – Paul O’Donovan, Fintan McCarthy
Rowing, Women’s LW Double Sculls semi-final – Margaret Cremen, Aoife Casey
Badminton, Women’s Singles – Rachael Darragh, Group L v Carolina Marin (Spain)
Sailing, Men's Skiff race 10 - Robert Dickson, Sean Waddilove
Boxing, Men’s 57kg R16 – Jude Gallagher vs Carlo Palaam (PHI)
Sailing, Men's Skiff race 11 - Robert Dickson, Sean Waddilove
Sailing, Men's Skiff race 12 - Robert Dickson, Sean Waddilove
Boxing, Women’s 60kg, Q-final, Kellie Harrington V Angie Paola Valdes Pana (COL)
Boxing, Women's 75kg R16 – Aoife O’Rourke vs Elzbieta Wojcik (POL)
Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke semi-finals, Mona McSharry (if qualified)
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