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Leitrim Teenager Wins Bronze Medal At Youth Olympics

Leitrim Teenager Wins Bronze Medal At Youth Olympics
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Dearbhla Rooney won Ireland's second medal of the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

The teenager, from Manorhamilton in Leitrim, beat New Zealand's Te Mania Rzeka Tai Shelford-Edmonds in a box-off to claim featherweight bronze.

She had previously lost in a semi-final to Thailand’s Panpatchara Somnuek.

"I’m just absolutely over the moon," the 17-year-old told Heather Boyle.

If you told me last year, I never even dreamed that I'd be on the Youth Olympic team, not to mind bringing home a bronze medal.

I was heartbroken yesterday after losing in the semi but she's a strong girl.

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Dearbhla, who started boxing aged 11, is a European Youth silver medalist. Last night's win makes her Ireland's fourth boxing medalist at the Youth Olympics.

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Dubliner Niamh Coyne last week won silver for Ireland in the 100m breaststroke.

Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

See Also: Niamh Coyne Wins 100m Breaststroke Silver For Ireland At Youth Olympics

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