""I'm absolutely delighted. It's a great honour to be putting my name alongside the other girls and men and women who have achieved this for Ireland as well," she told RTÉ afterwards."
""I can't be telling you that. I'll be keeping that under my nose," she added."
""There are a lot of ingredients for a recipe for success and that comes with talent, hard work, coming to training, discipline, all that. "But everyone outside of that who feeds into it an gives their portion - coaches, staff, physios, you name it, they're all there behind the scenes and they're the ones that see the process along the way and are there with you every step of the way. "Everyone wants to be part of the outcome"
Aoife O'Rourke captured World gold in the 75kg division with a unanimous 5-0 victory over Turkey's Busra Isildar. The Castlerea Olympian added the title to an IBA World silver from March and four European medals, marking an illustrious amateur career. O'Rourke reached the final by defeating Monika Langerova, Sunniva Hofstad, and 2023 World champion Chengyu Wang. She imposed relentless pressure that neutralised Isildar's quick footwork and sustained intensity throughout the bout. The 28-year-old reacted emotionally when crowned champion and credited a team of coaches, staff and physios for supporting the process.
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