‘An inspiration’: Ireland sends its congratulations as Kellie Harrington claims gold in Tokyo PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins and many others have congratulated Ireland’s Kellie Harrington on her triumph in the women’s lightweight boxing Olympics final. Harrington defeated Brazilian fighter Beatriz Ferreira this morning on the final day of the Tokyo 2020 games to join Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth as the nation’s Olympic gold medalists in boxing. News story posted on 2021-08-08T12:26:00.0000000Z
