Olympics latest: Irish riders miss out on medals, Harrington goes for gold this evening

Boxing

Kellie Harrington will bid to become the first Irish woman to successfully defend her Olympic title this evening.

The Dubliner is up against China’s Wenlu Yang in the final of the 60kg division at Roland Garros.

Yang came out on top in their only prior meeting, at the 2016 World Championships.

They step into the ring after 10pm Irish Time.

Equestrian

There was disappointment for the Irish equestrian team in the showjumping final at Versailles.

Shane Sweetnam, on board James Kann Cruz, came home with a total of 12 penalty points.

While Daniel Coyle and Legacy retired midway through his test after picking up 16 penalties.

Athletics

On the track this morning, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker came third and second respectively in their repechage heats for the 400 metres.

They miss out on Wednesday’s semi-finals.

Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy both came seventh in their respective heats in the 1500m metres earlier.

O’Sullivan recorded a personal best time of 4.23.

They’ll go in the repêchage on Wednesday morning.

Sailing

Sailor Finn Lynch faces an uphill task to secure a medal in the final of the Men’s Dinghy in Marseille.

The Carlow man is in 10th place ahead of today’s medal race with the scores to this point counting towards the final tally.

He’s back in the boat at 14:45pm.

Diving

Jake Passmore missed out on a place in the 3-metre springboard final after finishing 21st in the first round.

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