Ireland’s boxer: Experience at European Games in Baku fantastic
The experience at the First European Games taking place in Baku
is fantastic, Ireland's boxer Brendan Irvine said, the Irish Mirror
reported.
“The whole experience here is fantastic, the competition, the
training, the food and being part of it all. I’m really enjoying it
and I’m very proud to get to the semi-finals,” Irvine said.
Brendan Irvine, at 19, the youngest member of the Irish boxing
squad in Baku, won in the 49kg class and assured himself of at
least bronze, Ireland’s first medal in all sports at the Games.
Another Irish boxer Katie Taylor, who is also participating in the
Games, previously told The Irish Times that the Irish team is
young, strong and victory-oriented.
Taylor, the current Irish, European, World and Olympic Champion in
the 60 kg division, said that it is great privilege to represent
the country, in such a big competition as the European Games.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till
June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic
sports and four non-Olympic sports.
More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to
represent their nations over 17 days of competition. Baku was
awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in
December 2012.
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