Dubliner Kellie Anne Harrington (34) is an Irish amateur boxer, World champion and an Olympic gold medallist.
What is her record to date?
Harrington was a silver medallist in the light welterweight division at the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships.
She won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships and won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on August 8, 2021.
Where did it all begin?
Harrington is from Dublin’s north inner city. She is a member of St Mary’s Boxing Club, Tallaght.
At 15-years-of-age she developed an interest in boxing, and attempted to join the local boxing club, only to be told that they would not accept girls.
However, Harrington persisted, was eventually admitted, and made rapid progress in her boxing career.
Harrington has been in a relationship with Mandy Loughlin since 2009 after meeting her through boxing. They married in Dublin on 8 April 2022.
In October 2022, Harrington released her autobiography called Kellie which was written with Roddy Doyle.
Has Harrington competed in the Olympics before?
Yes, this is Harrington’s second successive Olympic lightweight boxing final. She won a gold medal in Tokyo in 2021.
When and where will Kellie Harrington’s Gold Medal Fight take place?
The Women’s lightweight Olympic final takes place on Tuesday, August 6, at Stade Roland Garros, in Paris. It is expected to begin at 10.06pm Irish time.
Where can I watch the fight?
Live coverage of the boxing is due to be shown on Discovery+, BBC and RTÉ will also have some coverage.
What was Harrington’s route to the Gold medal?
Harrington is the last Irish boxer left in the competition.
She was given a bye into the second round, where she defeated Italy’s Alessia Mesiano by unanimous decision.
In the third round she secured another unanimous decision win over Columbia’s Angie Valdés.
Harrington defeated Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira by 4:1 split decision in the semi-finals. She beat Ferreira in the final of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
Who is Harrington’s opponent in the final?
Harrington will fight China’s Wenlu Yang for gold – the top seed – who won their only meeting eight years ago.
Change of venue for final
On switching from to Roland Garros for the final, Harrington said: “I have no idea what it is or anything like that. To me, it’ll just be another arena and another opponent and whatever will be will be. I just want to be happy and stay happy.”
Betting odds
Harrington 1/7
Wenlu 5/1
