Aoife O’Rourke refused to blame the tactics of her opponent Elzbieta Wojcik as she was knocked out of the Olympic Games in Paris this evening. The Pole was penalised for holding in the opening round, but she still got the verdict of three of the judges to progress to the quarter-finals. “I haven’t a lot to say. Fair play to her and I hope she continues on in the competition,” the Castlerea boxer added. Asked about Wojcik’s spoiling tactics, O’Rourke said: “It gets frustrating but there’s not a lot I can do.

Source: The Herald August 01, 2024 01:41 UTC