Katie Taylor wins first Olympic gold medal for Ireland
Katie Taylor fights Russia's Sofya Ochigava - Boxer Katie Taylor has "lifted the spirits of a nation" by winning Ireland's first Olympic gold medal at London 2012, Irish President Michael D Higgins has said. The 26-year-old, from Bray, County Wicklow, beat Russia's Sofya Ochigava in the lightweight boxing final. She was cheered on by thousands of excited Irish fans at the ExCeL Arena. London 2012 is the first Olympic Games in which women have competed in the boxing ring.
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