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More gold for the champ

SOFIA, BULGARIA

FEBRUARY 20-27

AFTER winning Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games last year, Irish lightweight star Kellie Harrington returned to action at the Strandja tournament, which concluded on Sunday (February 27) in Sofia. Harrington would have had plenty of interest from the professional sport but has decided to stay with the Olympic code. She will be one to watch at the major tournaments this year and she won this competition in Bulgaria at 60kgs.

She began her tournament against , beating the experienced Swede on a unanimous decision. Harrington then defeated two Kazakh opponents,   and , winning both the quarter

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