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Brendan Irvine (Flyweight)
Belfast flyweight Irvine heads to his second Olympics after competing in Rio five years ago. As the only member of the team with senior games experience, the 25-year-old has also been named as captain.
Irvine, a European Games medalist in 2015, also won bronze and silver medals at flyweight at the 2017 European Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games, respectively, the latter whilst representing Northern Ireland.
After his confirmation as captain, Irvine said: We are excited to just get stuck in now. We have a strong team, with every single person going into the Olympic Games with a real opportunity to do something special.
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