Ireland's Kellie Harrington secures Olympic medal - and then makes bombshell career announcement

Ireland's Kellie Harrington has secured herself another Olympic medal , having made it to the semi-finals. The Dublin-based boxer triumphed over Colombia's Angie Valdas Pana in the Women's 60kg quarter-final in Paris.

The win ensures she'll be bringing home at least a bronze medal to add to her gold from Tokyo three years ago. The talent delivered an outstanding performance , resulting in a unanimous decision in her favour.

She's set to face off against the victor of the quarter-final between Beatriz Ferreira and Chelsey Heijnen in Saturday's semi-final, with a spot in the final up for grabs.

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Should Ferreira emerge victorious, it will pave the way for a rematch of the Tokyo final from three years ago. Post-match, Harrington expressed feeling "relaxed" stepping into the ring .

Speaking to RTÉ, she said: "I listened to what the coaches were telling me and it was working. I felt the fight myself and I enjoyed it in there .

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"These are the times I need to be enjoying because the boots will be getting hung up soon . I'll actually be doing a couple more national championships but internationally I think I'll be finished, I don't know. At 60 kilos definitely."

The Dubliner becomes the fifth Irish sportsperson to win big at the Paris Olympics . Rower Hannah Scott won gold with Team GB and Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan triumphed in their events on Tuesday night.

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Mona McSharry from Co Sligo also won bronze in the 100m Breaststroke final. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy has stated that winning an Olympic gold medal for Ireland would be his most significant accomplishment in the past decade .

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