Kellie Harrington has been confirmed as number one seed in the lightweight category at the upcoming Olympics. Photo by Sam Barnes/SportsfileIreland’s Kellie Harrington has been confirmed as the number one seed in the lightweight category at the Tokyo Olympics which begins in just over two weeks’ time. Harrington and Walsh are now set to get a bye in the preliminary round and go into action in the last-16 round. As the number one ranked lightweight she was guaranteed top seeding. In the case of Ferreira, the ruling works against her – as she is now the number three rather than the number two seed.

Source: Irish Independent July 07, 2021 13:52 UTC