Eire will open its 1st Olympic Qualifier marketing campaign on Sunday.
602 boxers from 113 nations have registered to contest the event – making it the third-largest boxing event in historical past. Because of this, the start of boxing has been introduced ahead by a day, to March third. Three classes of boxing will happen March 4th to eighth to accommodate the amount of competitors required.
49 quota locations can be found. In all weights Eire is contesting on the event, a final 4 end will qualify for Paris. The Paris Boxing Taskforce, which is operating the competitors on behalf of the Worldwide Olympic Committee, has suggested that boxers will field to quota – which implies boxers will stop competing on the Quarter Finals stage the place final 4 qualify.
51kg Sean Mari, 92+kg Martin McDonagh and 50kg Daina Moorehouse will all be in motion on the opening day of competitors.
McDonagh, who claimed three home titles in a 10-month interval final yr, is in motion in Bout 12 of Ring A’s afternoon session, in opposition to the Dominican Republic’s Fernely Ali Feliz. In the identical session in Ring B, 51kg Mari, a 2023 European Video games veteran, takes on Romania’s Petre Cosmin Girleanu in Bout 8.
Within the night session, 50kg Moorehouse, 1 / 4 finalist within the European Video games, takes on Vietnam’s Thi Tam Nguyen in Bout 4 in Ring B.
Excessive Efficiency Head Coach, Zauri Antia, says “It’s a nice honour, and a outstanding achievement, to field for Eire at this stage, within the hope of changing into an Olympian. The preparations for this crew have been wonderful, and I imagine in all 8 boxers and their talents. There’s a lengthy highway of 4 fights for our boxers to ebook their ticket to Paris, however they’re very dedicated. I’m proud to be right here with them, and to do the enterprise.”
Excessive Efficiency Coach Damian Kennedy “This shall be a tricky competitors, however each single boxer on this crew is prepared. They’ve put within the work, technically and tactically, in our coaching camps with Ukraine, Spain, France and Turkey, and in our coaching camp in Assisi in February. There’s large drive and focus in all of those athletes – they know what’s forward, they know what’s at stake. They’re all excessive performers and may’t wait to get in to the ring.”
The Paris Boxing Taskforce has additionally issued the programme for the second day of the event, Monday March 4th. 3 Eire boxers step between the ropes.
54kg Jennifer Lehane, who contested the 2023 European Video games, meets France’s Romane Moulai within the opening bout of Ring A’s morning session. 80kg Kelyn Cassidy takes on Greece’s Michail Tsamalidis in Bout 8 of Ring B’s morning session. Within the night session in Ring A, 57kg Jude Gallagher meets Algeria’s Hichem Maouche, in Bout 7.
Excessive Efficiency Director, Tricia Heberle says “Preparations for this important event for these athletes has included a home tremendous camp with Ukraine, a Males’s Camp with Spain & Ulster, a Girls’s Camp with France, Spain and Turkey, a Warmth Acclimatisation Camp in Turkey, a coaching camp with 25 different federations in Assisi, and ongoing boxing technical studying supported by Sport Science practitioners within the each day coaching setting.” Tricia provides “We might like to qualify the largest crew ever to characterize Eire – and we imagine that’s achievable”
5 Irish boxers have already certified for Paris – reigning light-weight Olympic champ, Kellie Harrington, Tokyo Olympians Belfast’s Michaela Walsh (57kg) and Roscommon’s Aoife O’Rourke (75kg); 63.5kg Dean Clancy (Sligo), and Dublin’s Jack Marley, the primary Irish heavyweight in 30 years to medal at a Class A occasion.
1st Olympic World Qualifier Group:
50kg Daina Moorehouse, Enniskerry BC, Wicklow
54kg Jennifer Lehane, DCU Boxing Membership, Dublin
66kg Grainne Walsh, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin
51kg Sean Mari, Monkstown BC, Dublin
57kg Jude Gallagher, Two Castles ABC, Tyrone
71kg Aidan Walsh, Holy Household GG BC, Belfast
80kg Kelyn Cassidy, Saviours Crystal, Waterford
92+kg Martin McDonagh, Crumlin BC, Dublin
