IrelandKellie Harrington, a double Olympic champion, has been selected to compete in the upcoming European Elite Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. This will be her first appearance in an elite international competition since her second Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Games. The Irish team includes several other accomplished athletes such as reigning World Champion Aoife O'Rourke and her sister Lisa O'Rourke, who won gold at the 2022 World Championships. The team also features six athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics and Jon McConnell, a gold medalist at the recent Commonwealth Games. The European Elite Championships, held under the World Boxing banner, will take place from September 17th to 25th at the Asics Arena in Sofia.
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