Michaela Walsh
Boxing
BIOGRAPHY
Michaela won bronze at World Youths in 2011 and Commonwealth silver in 2014 (flyweight) which she repeated at featherweight in 2018 when she also won European Championship bronze. She took silver at the 2019 European Games and in 2021 qualified for her first Olympics by finishing runner-up in the final Qualifier. Walsh lost to Italy’s Irma Testa in the last 16 in Tokyo. In 2022 she added Commonwealth gold and another European bronze and her bronze at the 2023 European Games – her eighth major medal – also clinched her place in Paris. Michaela and Aidan made history in 2021 as the first sister/brother to ever compete in Olympic boxing and are repeating that achievement in Paris.
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Official Selection for Paris 2024 ¦ Boxing Announcement
Team Ireland Boxing Announcement Ten Irish boxers named for Team Ireland at this summer’s Games in Paris 2024 The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the ten boxers who will compete for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Ireland will field boxers in all female categories in the competition which [...]
Stream | Boxing – Road to Paris 2nd World Qualification Tournament
Watch the 2nd World Qualification Boxing Tournament Live where 7 Irish athletes are fighting for Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification. The tournament is held at Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, where a total of 51 remaining Paris 2024 Olympic quota places (23 for women and 28 for men) will be up for grabs across 13 Olympic [...]
Fighting for the Olympic dream
The Road to Paris 2024 is reaching its terminus. Qualification opportunities are at a premium and boxing is no exception. With 51 quotas at stake, including 23 for women and 28 for men, the 2nd World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok from 24 May to 2 June will offer boxers a final chance to secure a quota for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Quota places will [...]
Team Announcement: 2nd Olympic Boxing World Qualifier, Bangkok, Thailand
Team Announcement: 2nd Olympic Boxing World Qualifier, Bangkok, Thailand The 7-strong team to contest the final boxing qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been named and is: Tokyo bronze medalist at 71kg, Aidan Walsh, European Games athletes Daina Moorehouse (50kg), Jennifer Lehane (54kg), Sean Mari (51kg), and Kelyn Cassidy (80kg), 66kg Grainne […]
TEAM IRELAND REVEAL EXCITING OPENING CEREMONY WEAR FOR PARIS 2024
OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND REVEAL EXCITING OPENING CEREMONY WEAR FOR PARIS 2024 Bespoke outfit celebrating 100 Years of Team Ireland designed by top Irish fashion designer Laura Weber through her brand LW Pearl The Olympic Federation of Ireland today revealed the Opening Ceremony wear that will be worn by Team Ireland at the Olympic […]
The Design Story of Team Ireland’s Official Wear Collection
This summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team Ireland athletes will feature in LW Pearl formal wear in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The partnership will feature the best of Irish athletes in the best of Irish design, created and manufactured by New York based Dubliner, Laura Weber. Background Above all Laura wanted the […]