Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Lightweight - Medal Ceremony - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Gold medallist Kellie Harrington of Ireland poses for photos. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Humility and quotes from the movie "The Lion King" are not qualities normally associated with boxers, but they carried Ireland's Kellie Harrington to Olympic gold in the women's lightweight division on the final day of the Games.
As Harrington carried the Irish flag into the stadium at opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, she stopped her team to bow to the Japanese people to show their gratitude for the Games taking place.
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