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European Games: Michaela Walsh and Jennifer Lehane progress, Jack Passmore into final

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Irish pair Michaela Walsh and Jennifer Lehane have made it through to the round of 16 at the European Games in Poland after victories on Saturday afternoon.For Walsh it was all too easy against Olga Papadatou of Greece in the 57kg class, while Lehane recorded a 3-2 win over Serbia's Sara Cirkovic in the 54kg division.The pair are now just two wins away from booking spots at the Paris Olympics.Belfast’s Walsh, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games, was in complete control as she won 5-0 on the judges’ scorecards.The challenge of Papadatou was viewed as a real sticky opener, and now the draw opens up completely for Walsh who faces Aysen Taskin in the round of 16 with the Turkish fighter receiving a bye to this stage.Lehane had it much tougher, but a 3-2 win over Cirkovic was a notable result given her opponent was a World Youth champion.Lehane now faces well-regarded 20-year-old Greek prospect Antonia Giannakopoulou, a 2021 European Youth gold medal winner who had a bye in the opening round.In diving, Jake Passmore qualified for Saturday night’s 10m final having finished 10th in qualifying with a score of 385.05 points.This will be the first senior international final for the talented youngster who made history last year by winning Ireland’s first-ever world level diving medal by claiming silver at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships in Canada.

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