'I'm here for business' - Rising star Dean Clancy settles into life at Olympics

Sligo boxer Dean Clancy feels far from overawed having settled into life at the Paris Olympics as he awaits the draw on Thursday evening.

At 22, Clancy comes into the tournament as a first-time Olympian and is the present and future of the sport for Ireland.

A rising star, he has set his sights on a medal early in his career.

While the sheer scale of the Olympics is something to behold, he believes a life in the sport has prepared him for this day.

Speaking to RTÉ Sport, Clancy said: "I had to pinch myself when I was waking up in Olympic Village, it's amazing. It's a surreal moment, it's been a long time waiting, and to finally be here, I'm really excited.

"I have to remind myself to be grateful to be in the position I'm in. We've trained our whole life to get here. I'm just soaking it all up and staying focused on waiting for the draw Thursday evening and taking it one fight at a time.

"I went to Buenos Aires for the Youth Olympics, I have an idea about this whole atmosphere of different sports and stuff, but it's just amazing. It is really surreal."

Kellie Harrington, Aoife O'Rourke and Michaela and Aoife Walsh have been offering pearls of wisdom when called upon.

They have the knowledge of the Olympics experience, something Clancy is keen to draw on.

"There’s no better people to have around us than likes of Kelly, Aidan, Michaela and Aoife.

"They're just perfect examples of high-performance athletes and they've been there and done that and any advice I can get off them [is very worthwhile].

"I'm only 22 myself so it's great to be surrounded by people like that, that have been there and dealt with it and been in this atmosphere and this experience and this setting before."

Clancy’s mindset has been to take the occasion away from