Plenty of Irish interest on Day 11 of the Olympic Games, with one medal guaranteed in boxing and the prospect of more in the individual show jumping.
Kellie Harrington will fight in the women’s 60kg final against China’s Yang Wenlu in a bid to retain her gold medal and become a back-to-back Olympic champion.
Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle qualified for today’s individual show jumping final in second and third place following clear rounds aboard James Kann Cruz and Legacy respectively.
However, Cian O’Connor, riding Maurice, missed out on joining his teammates in the final by just three positions and less than two seconds.
Finn Lynch will take his place in the medal race in the Men’s Dinghy today after low winds disrupted the day’s sailing and forced the abandonment of the final two races.
However, his chances of winning a medal in the event appear to be remote. He told RTÉ Sport that the best he could feasibly achieve is an eighth-place finish.
Meanwhile back on the track, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker will be hoping to seize on their second chance in the women’s 400m repechage and join teammate Rhasidat Adeleke in the semi-final.
Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy will run in the women’s 1500m heats this morning.
However, yesterday evening it emerged that 1500m European champion Ciara Mageean was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.
Back in the pool, James Passmore will be competing in the men’s 3m springboard.
In the afternoon, the team of Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy will be in action in the women’s team pursuit qualifiers.
Tuesday 6 August
(In order of start time)
EQUESTRIAN
0900-1100 Show jumping (Individual): Daniel Coyle (Legacy) and Shane Sweetnam (James Kann Cruz)
DIVING
0900-1100 Men’s 3m Springboard: Jake Passmore
ATHLETICS
0905-0934 Women’s 1500m: Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy
O’Sullivan Heat 1
Healy Heat 2
1020-1045 Women’s 400m repechage: Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker
Mawdsley Heat 1
Becker Heat 4
SAILING
1443-1508 Men’s Dinghy medal race: Finn Lynch
TRACK CYCLING
1630-1759 Women’s Team Pursuit qualifying: Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy
Ireland to go second of ten teams.
BOXING
2206-2222 Women’s 60kg final: Kellie Harrington
2222-2232: Medal ceremony