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Dublin's Kellie Harrington and Belfast's Brendan Irvine, Team Ireland flag-bearers for Olympic opening ceremony
Boxers Brendan Irvine from Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) and Kellie Harrington from Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) will carry the flag for Ireland (Irish: Éire) at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. They are both members of the 116 strong Team Ireland athletes competing in the games. Boxing traditionally is one of Irelands most successful Olympic sports with 16 of the 31 Irish medals having been won by boxers. The opening ceremony takes place on Friday July 23 at 12.0pm Irish time (8.0pm local time) and for the first time in Olympic history, all 205 countries will have a male and female flag bearer.
Image: Kellie Harrington and Brendan Irvine image courtesy of Olympic Federation of Ireland
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