John Joe Nevin is now just one win away from an Olympic medal.
The 23-year-old from Mullingar beat his Kazakhstani opponent in the last-16 of the men’s Bantam weight division to progress to the quarter-finals – winning by 15 points to 10.
Nevin will now fight Oscar Valdez Fierro of Mexico in the last-eight at quarter-to-nine on Sunday evening.
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In the Sailing…
Annalise Murphy continues to lead the standings in the Women’s Laser Radial class – despite falling back in her two races today.
Having won the opening four races, Murphy today finished 8th and then 19th, but retains the overall lead.
Meanwhile, Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern are in 9th place overall in the Men’s 49er class after 12th and 19th place finishes in today’s two races.
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There was disappointment this afternoon for Eoin Rheinish, who missed a gate during his semi-final run in the Men’s Kayak Slalom k-1.
The Kildare man, who finished fourth in Beijing, has missed-out on a place in this afternoon’s final after placing second-last in the semi-final.
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Elsewhere at the Olympics, eight badminton players have been disqualified from the games after they were ruled to be trying to lose their group matches in order to avoid a tougher draw in the next round.
The pairings served into the net, hit shots wide and wasted time – in order to secure easier ties in tonight’s quarter finals.
The players in question have appealed the decision.
