Update 7.30pm: Sean McCarthy Crean has won bronze in the Men’s Kumite +68kg category at the Youth Olympic Games. "I just want to say thanks to my family – they’re really good support and my coaches too are great." Update 6.43pm: Cork's Sean McCarthy Crean has qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s Kumite +68kg semi-finals at the Youth Olympic Games today. Sean narrowly beat his identical twin brother Chris to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games, and his brother was sitting in the crowd with his parents and sister cheering today. "He’s the reason I’m here, and my family they’re the only reason why I’m here, if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here – my family and my coaches, they’re the reason I’m here."

Source: Evening echo October 18, 2018 18:33 UTC