Not long after pulling off her gloves from her victorious bout in Toyko, gold medalist Kellie Harrington has revealed she’s excited to return to work in her hospital job.
The Dublin boxer, who took home gold after beating the reigning world champion, Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira in the women’s lightweight division final, works as a cleaner at St Vincent’s Hospital in North Dublin part-time.
The champion athlete has applauded the importance of work to keep her ‘grounded’ in a new interview with The Irish Independent. ‘I think an athlete should have a part-time job, to know what it is to earn their bread and butter,’ the 31-year-old sportswoman, who worked full-time at the hospital during the pandemic, told the publication. ‘That’s it, there’s
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