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Chang-ran Kim 1/2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls - Medal Ceremony - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Gold medallists Fintan McCarthy of Ireland and Paul O'Donovan of Ireland celebrate with their medals REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw Read More TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Boxing world champion Kellie Ann Harrington said Ireland was punching above its weight at the Tokyo Games and hailed the performance of the country's rowers after they won a first Olympic gold medal in the sport. Flagbearer Harrington, who won her opening bout in the lightweight ...

Slideshow ( 2 images ) TOKYO (Reuters) - Boxing world champion Kellie Ann Harrington said Ireland was punching above its weight at the Tokyo Games and hailed the performance of the country’s rowers after they won a first Olympic gold medal in the sport. Flagbearer Harrington, who won her opening bout in the lightweight preliminaries on Friday, said the Irish team were out in force to celebrate Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy’s win in the lightweight men’s double sculls on Thursday. “It was fantastic,” Harrington told reporters after her win by unanimous decision over Italy’s ...

Article content The addition of women’s weight classes was a welcome sign of more gender equality in boxing, said American featherweight Yarisel Ramirez, who lost her preliminary to Croatia’s Nikolina Cacic. “The equality between both male and female has come a long way,” Ramirez said. “More women can compete now and yeah, I’m thankful for whoever went out there and pushed it through and made it happen.” The 21-year-old, Cuban-born Ramirez came back after losing her first round to win the second and take the bout to a deciding round. But she said she was a “a bit surprised” ...

José Quiles, en foto de archivo.Instagram José Quiles cayó en primera ronda en la categoría de -57 kilogramos frente al irlandés Kurt Walker, actual campeón de Europa, por decisión unánime, aunque la pelea se decidió en un último asalto en la que el español llegó incluso a provocar un corte en la parte superior de la ceja derecha de su rival, pero no fue suficiente para hacerse con la victoria. Cuatro 29-28 y un 30-27 fueron las puntuaciones de los jueces en una contienda que empezó suave, con tres minutos de tanteo, en los que Walker llevó la iniciativa con una de sus grandes...

Alex González Actualizado a 24/07/2021 22:01 20:00 �� Adriana Cerezo atrapa una plata que pudo ser oro. La joven madrileña de 17 años protagoniza una actuación maravillosa y se queda a un suspiro del título 19:55 �� Más allá de los deportes de equipo, en la competición individual habrá opciones para medalla olímpica para Javier Pérez Polo en Taekwondo (a partir de las 12h) y en judo para Ana Isabel Pérez (desde las 10h) y Alberto Gaitero 19:51 También los combinados de waterpolo masculino y hockey femenino y masculino tienen sus respecti...