Zaur Antia: Kellie Harrington can win third Olympic gold in LA

The Dubliner is the reigning and two-time Olympic lightweight champion on the back of her exceptional efforts in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris three years later, after which she announced that her international career was done. That changed last month. 

Kellie Harrington celebrates with head coach Zaur Antia after defeating Wenlu Yang at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Roland Garros Stadium during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Zaur Antia believes Kellie Harrington is more than capable of claiming her third straight Olympic boxing gold medal in Los Angeles in 2028 having rowed back on her decision to quit the elite amateur game.

The Dubliner is the reigning and two-time Olympic lightweight champion on the back of her exceptional efforts in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris three years later, after which she announced that her international career was done.