Kellie Harrington planning for the future in happy times

Kellie Harrington has achieved two significant milestones in life in the space of a week and she knows that timing is going to be everything in the bid to become a double Olympic champion.

Days after getting married, Harrington moved into a new home in Dublin with her wife Mandy, before returning her immediate focus to boxing.

With the World Championships just a month away, and struggling to get time off from her day job in St Vincent's Hospital Fairview, there can be no time to stop and reflect on "amazing" moments such as her wedding day.

The Dubliner has allowed herself some breathing space from the constant demands in maintaining weight, but that now comes to an end.

Harrington is two years out from the Paris Games. Qualification will come into focus next year so the upcoming tournament in Turkey is not the be-all and end-all even if it is to regain the world title she first won in 2018.

Speaking at a Spar promotional event, she said the tournament is all about being in the right place physically and mentally for the Olympic qualifiers.

She said: "I'm not saying that I'm not exhausted or anything like that, but I've kept training. And yeah, I've been eating all around me, that is the only thing. But I have kept training and I'm enjoying the grub. I've started to tone it down though this week with the food and now just focus, focus, focus on what's ahead of me.

"I've had a little bit of time off. I've just been tipping away and I want to be really hungry next year for the start of the qualification. I'm not going to be something completely different than what I have been already. If I can be 1% or 2% better than what I was, I'd be happy with that.

"I know that I am the women to beat [in Turkey]. I know that the target is on