As it happened: Ireland's Kellie Harrington '98%' sure she will retire after retaining Olympic gold
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23.35pm Right, that's it from us for tonight. More reaction and analysis on the rest of the Olympics to come over on our website from tomorrow morning. Talk to you all then, hopefully more medals to come.
History. And an end. And Kellie Harrington did it her way.
The record books will show that she retained her Olympic lightweight title with a win against Yang Wenlu, and on the back of three, sublime performances against opposition from Italy, Colombia and Brazil, but the beauty of it is more in the breaths taken outside the ropes.
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Kellie Harrington now says she's only 98% sure she will retire.
Kellie has the medal and here's the anthem.
Sensational Kellie Harrington seals Olympic legacy with second gold medal victory
It has never been so good. Kellie Harrington, one of Irish boxing’s great pioneers, brought her Olympic odyssey to a golden conclusion in Paris with a dominant victory over China’s Wenlu Yang to become a two-time lightweight champion.
Maurice Brosnan was at Roland Garros for us. Here's his report from an historic night.
"It just gives hope. Look at all these young kids, these teenagers, it gives hope to them. It gives hope to the people of Ireland. But this one was for me," she declared post-fight.
"To be happy. To smile, to be happy, enjoy it.It’s the last hurrah. I’m done. I always said I’d retire a champion, that's it.
"Let me say it again: Bob’s your uncle, Fanny’s your auntie, goodnight Irene."
22.44pm Harrington is now speaking to RTE. She starts by introducing her coaches.
22.42pm Brilliant from Harrington against a tough opponent. More to come from our reporters in Paris shortly so stay tuned.
KELLIE HARRINGTON IS A TWO TIME GOLD MEDALIST!!
Split decision say the judges!
Incredible fight by the two but it appears that Kellie Harrington has won.
10.35pm Final few seconds, Harrington will be champion if she stays on her feet.
10.34pm Kellie, Kellie shout the Irish fans.
Round 3 is underway
Harrington on course for Gold, she wins Round 2 - 3-2.
10.31pm Big punch landed by Harrington, but Yang has landed a few shots as well.
10.30pm Harrington is on the ground but it was just a little slip.
10.29pm Yang is going for it a bit more now.
10.28pm Strong finish by Harrington, she has won it 4-1.
10.27pm Good body shot by Harrington, one minute to go in Round 1.
10.26pm Both boxers landing jabs, even enough start here.
10.25pm Round 1 - Underway
10.23pm Here comes Kellie, walking out to Zombie by the Cranberries. She will be wearing red.
Out first is China's Yang wearing red.
And here come the two boxers.
Welcome to our Liveblog on a potential history making night for Team Ireland.
Well some of you may have been here already today and we thank you for that but now our attention is turning to Kellie Harrington's gold medal fight.
Unfortunately, it seems like it is already set to start 15 minutes behind schedule but don't worry, there is plenty to read below to pass the time.
Three and a half minutes of breathless, brilliant suspense. Two men running with their eyes fixed on the other.
Josh Kerr staring at the back of Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s head. Ingebrigtsen stealing glances up at the big screen, checking Kerr’s position.
Two men, the world’s two best 1500m runners, so fixated on each other that in their bid to land the killer blow on their arch nemesis, they let someone else sneak up and pickpocket their most treasured prize.
Enter Cole Hocker, creeping up the inside on the home straight of the Olympic 1500m final as if no one would notice, sprinting his way to gold and slaying the two beasts of his event.
It was the American – and not Kerr, not Ingebrigtsen – who reigned supreme in Paris tonight in an Olympic record of 3:27.65.
Link to the full report below.
7:49pm: Irish cycling team proud of national record
Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Kelly Murphy and Alice Sharpe made history for Irish cycling on Tuesday as the first quartet to compete in an Olympic women's team pursuit. They narrowly missed out on progression but did break the Irish record.
"It's so cool," Gillespie said. "We're the first ever team pursuit to qualify for Ireland. We're a small but mighty team and we've all been through this whole qualifying process, which is a lot of stress, a lot of hard work, but it's been such an amazing adventure.
"We're so proud to get here, it's a huge PB for us and we're proud to be a part of it."
Golf, Women’s Individual, Round 1, Stephanie Meadow
Athletics, Women’s 100m Hurdles, heat 4/5, Sarah Lavin
Athletics, Men’s 5000m, heat2/2, Brian Fay
Taekwondo, Men’s 58kg, Last 16, Jack Wooley V Gashim Magomedov (AZE)
Athletics, Men’s 800m, heat 2/6, Mark English
Athletics, Women’s 1500m, Repechage 1/2, Sophie O’Sullivan
Athletics, Women’s 1500m, Repechage 2/2, Sarah Healy
Sailing, Men’s Dinghy, Finn Lynch – Rescheduled Medal Race
Golf, Women’s Individual, Round 1, Leona Maguire
Taekwondo, Men’s 58kg, Quarter-final, Jack Wooley *dependent on progression
Taekwondo, Men’s 58kg, Semi-final, Jack Wooley *dependent on progression
Athletics, Women’s 400m, semi-final 1/3, Rhasidat Adeleke
Taekwondo, Men’s 58kg, Gold Medal contest, Jack Wooley *dependent on progression
Maurice Brosnan's prediction for Kellie Harrington's 60kg Olympic final against Yang Wenlu. "Right now, I think she's the greatest Irish amateur boxer that I've ever seen."
Ireland finish in ninth place and will not progress to tomorrow. It was the first time an Irish team were in the competition and the quartet secured an new Irish record.
It's a new Irish record in the Women's Team Pursuit qualifying with Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Mia Griffin and Kelly Murphy crossing the line in a time of 4:12.447 beating the previous record of 4:15.697.
They have gone faster that the time set by Japan of 4:13.818. It is a waiting game now for the Irish as their are eight more teams to go on the track.
Ireland are taking to the track. Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Mia Griffin and Kelly Murphy will be hoping to get a faster time that Japan who went first and set a time of 4:13.818.
Up next for Team Ireland is the Women's Team Pursuit qaulification at the National Velodrome at 4.30pm. Eight of the fastest teams will qualify.
The Men's Dinghy medal race has been postponed due to very light wind conditions in Marseille. The race will go ahead tomorrow.
Daniel Coyle was a handful of fences away from an Olympic medal jump-off when it all fell apart.
The Derry rider was halfway through the course at the Palace of Versailles venue, and in need of a faultless round, when his mare Legacy lost a shoe, he lost the stirrup, and all his hopes and dreams dissipated into the sultry air.
“And that’s what happened. And he’s not making excuses because that is exactly what happened,” said Bernard Jackman, who is acting high-performance manager for the equestrian team.
“If you keep going at it, keep coming here with good horses and good riders, it will fall for us and, to be honest, I am blown away by these show jumpers. They work hard and they know how to prepare well and they also don’t sulk when they don’t win.
“They take it on the chin and they move on. They will be bitterly disappointed because they put everything into this four-year cycle and the Dublin Horse Show is on now in a couple of weeks. There’s no beach. The only week they don’t jump is Christmas week.”
Up next for Team Ireland is Finn Lynch in the Men's Dinghy medal race.
The draw has been made for the Women's 400m semi-finals and Rhasidat Adeleke will run in lane eight. She avoids Marileidy Paulino, Natalia Kaczmarek and Nickisha Pryce in her semi-final. The semi-final will take place tomorrow evening at 7.45pm (Irish time).
20-year-old Eve McMahon finished in 13th in her Olympics debut in the Women's Dinghy.
Jake Passmore finished in 21st place inthe 3M Springboard and was just 2.25 marks off a semi-final place. Passmore, on his Olympic debut, was the youngest competitor in the event and finished with a total of 360.90.
Sophie Becker finishes in second in heat four of the 400m in a time of 51.28 and does not progress into the semi-final.
Sharlene Mawdsley finished third in her repechage - the winners progresses.
Update from Versaille: Daniel Coyle and Legacy finished with 16 faults in a time of 77.9.
Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz finish with 12 faults in 82.03.
No show jumping medal for Ireland this year.
Here's everything you need to know today, including the rest of the Irish in action.
Cathal Dennehy and Brendan were out of the blocks early for today's essential Olympics podcast.
There's been some action on the track already for Team Ireland.
Sarah Healy fell over the line in the women's 1500m and is pipped at the death for sixth. She misses out on the Olympic semi-final.
She'll go into the repechage tomorrow with Sophie O'Sullivan who also came home in seventh in her heat.
Let them eat cake? Two thirds of the 's Paris team are in Versaille for the show-jumping today and we hope they've had the croissants, at least.
With some real medal hopes there, Brendan O'Brien and Maurice Brosnan send this explainer: