We're all rooting for her!
Irish boxer Kellie Harrington is fighting for an Olympic gold medal after her lightweight semi-final win.
The Dublin native overcame Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee this morning.
It means she is guaranteed at least a silver medal!!
The 31-year-old will face Brazilian fighter Beatriz Ferreira this weekend in the hopes of taking home the gold.
So set the alarms bright an early for Sunday morning.
And get ready to cheer her on from 6am Irish time that day.
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All morning, Kellie's friends, family and neighbours have been celebrating.
Kellie Harrington’s brother and dad finding it hard to put into words what her success means.
"It's off the Richter scale, there is no measurement for this"
"We've never had anything like this before"
There won’t be a big screen in Dublin’s north inner city for the final because of covid restrictions but a homecoming is being planned.
She's getting lots of support online too:
??? Kellie Harrington will box for gold. Amazing stuff!
Ireland could now win gold medals with multiple athletes at an #Olympics for the first time since 1932.
— Rob O'Hanrahan (@RobOHanrahan) August 5, 2021
You certainly are lifting the nation Kellie Harrington. Amazing boxer. Amazing person. Keep smiling, keep fighting and keep going. Hakuna Matata ? ?❤️
— Ger Treacy (@ImGerTreacy) August 5, 2021
