Ireland's Tokyo takeaway - Day Four results
Mona McSharry became the first Irish swimmer in 25 years to compete at an Olympic final today, and put in a solid performance this morning in her 100m Breaststroke final, placing 8th overall in a time of 1:06.94.
She now looks forward to the 200m Breaststroke heat tomorrow
Earlier in the day, a superb performance from Carolyn Hayes in the women’s triathlon saw her finish in 23rd position in a time of 2:02:10.
There was also good news from the boxers with Aidan Walsh powering his way into the quarter-finals of the men’s Welterweight.
Annalise Murphy secured her first top 10 finish of the Games in race five of the Laser Radial series.
There was heartbreak for the Irish men’s Rugby Sevens squad despite taking their first Olympic win over Kenya this morning (12-7) it was not enough to see them through to the quarter final stages
MORNING RESULTS DAY FOUR: 27th JULY
BOXING
Men’s Welterweight (63-69kg) – Aidan Walsh (IRL) Vs Albert Mengue Ayissi (CMR), win for IRL 5-0 by unanimous decision
RUGBY SEVENS
Pool C, Game 3: Kenya 7-12 Ireland
SAILING
Laser Radial, Race 5: Annalise Murphy, 9th
SWIMMING
Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final: Mona McSharry, 8th with a time of 1:06.94
TRIATHLON
Triathlon Women’s Individual – Carolyn Hayes, 23rd with 2:02:10
REMAINING DAY FOUR SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES ARE IRISH TIME):
11:50 Swimming – Darragh Greene – 200m Breaststroke Heats
12:03 Swimming – Relay – 4x 200m Freestyle
12:31 Swimming – Daniel Wiffen – 800m Freestyle