Aidan Walsh will compete at his second Olympics after claiming the final light-middleweight berth at the World Qualifier in Bangkok.
Aidan Walsh used all his experience to qualify for his second Olympic Games after claiming the final place available at light-middleweight in the World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok.
Earlier on Sunday, Grainne Walsh, Jennifer Lehane and Daina Moorhouse booked their tickets to the Olympics but super-heavyweight Martin McDonagh suffered a controversial 3-2 defeat to miss out on Paris qualification. Using his skill and experience, Walsh knew he had done enough at the end of a gruellingly physical week.Grainne Walsh and Jennifer Lehane celebrate their Olympic qualificationIreland will send a full team of six women to the Olympics after wins for Moorhouse, Lehane and Walsh on Sunday.Many observers had felt Walsh should have qualified at the first World Tournament in Italy in March.
Ashbourne school teacher Lehane also had a 5-0 win over Hanna Lakotar from Hungary while Moorhouse beat Bulgarian Zlatislova Chukanova 4-1.
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