Belfast siblings Aidan and Michaela Walsh have booked their place at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
They both progressed through their respective bouts at the European qualifiers on Sunday to complete the unique accomplishment.
Michaela progressed on a unanimous decision against her Swedish opponent Stephanie Thour in their featherweight quarter-final.
🇯🇵 QUALIFIED 🇯🇵
She's there! @michaelaw57 shows her class throughout and she takes the win by unanimous decision v 🇸🇪!
She has now confirmed her place at @Tokyo2020 !!!!
CONGRATS MICHAELA! 👏🇮🇪🥊#IABA #TeamIreland #RoadToTokyo pic.twitter.com/oGW7XuIF1q— IABA (@IABABOXING) June 6, 2021
Her brother Aidan had it a little less straightforward in his clash with Ukraine's Yevhenii Barabanov.
He progressed following a split decision in the welterweight clash to seal his spot in Tokyo.
An emotional moment for Aidan Walsh as he qualifies for @Tokyo2020! He will be joining his sister, Michaela, who qualified yesterday. #StrongerTogether
Catch all the action on https://t.co/RG08DMKMzK!#Boxing | #RoadToTokyo2020 | @michaelaw57 | @IABABOXING— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) June 6, 2021
It strengthens Ireland's boxing contingent even further for the games.
Kellie Harrington and Aoife O'Rourke booked their Team Ireland place yesterday, while Brendan Irvine is also Tokyo-bound.
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