Olympic Qualifiers - Going for Gold
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We’re all on a high at the minute after four more boxers booked their ticket to Paris 2024. It means Ireland have qualified a record ten boxers for the Olympic Games this summer. The final qualifier in Bangkok had ups and downs for the Ireland team but ultimately Daina Moorehouse, Grainne Walsh, Jennifer Lehane and Aidan Walsh got over the line. Our guest Lynne O’Shea was there as a member of the Ireland coaching team - and we’re also joined by amateur boxing insider Alan Donnellan for another review of a brilliant tournament for the High Performance squad. We also discuss selection issues - vindicated or not - and the road ahead now for Ireland’s ten Olympic boxers. Oh, and #GetLynneOnThePlane  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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