Lifestyle & Sports
06 Aug 24

Kellie Harrington gold medal match to be screened live in Dublin

Kellie Harrington Paris Olympics 2024 Quarter Final stream in Dublin. Copyright Miguel Ruiz.

The St Mary's BC fighter will face China's Yang Wenglu - the top seed who won their only meeting eight years ago - in her bid to bring home a second consecutive Olympic gold.

A live screening of Kellie Harrington’s final Olympic match will be held in Dublin’s north inner city tonight.

Harrington will fight tonight to defend her gold medal at Paris 2024 after beating her Tokyo 2020 final opponent Beatriz Ferreira in the semi-final of the women’s 60kg division on Saturday.

The 34-year-old has clinched a split decision victory, winning 4-1 on the judges’ cards against the Brazilian, ensuring at least a silver medal.

The Portland Row native will take on China’s Yang Wenlu tonight and the fight will be live screened for free at Diamond Park in Dublin 1.

Tonight’s fight puts Harrington in the position to emulate Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, becoming one of the few Irish athletes to win consecutive Olympics golds since Pat O’Callaghan's wins in the men’s hammer throw at the 1928 and 1932 Games.

Going into the semi-final, Harrington has already made history by becoming the first Irish female athlete to win a medal at more than one Olympic Games.

Diamond Park will be open to the public from 9pm tonight and the fight is scheduled for 10:06pm.