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in 2021 and as Irish elite cruiserweight 'No
2' Danny O'Brien is still in contention for an
olympic qualification roll forward.
It is a strange old feeling for a little
nation of Irelands size to travel to the
heartland of China and compete against
literarily the world's best and bring home
a prized medal at the biggest CISM World
Olympics in history.
Maybe a few in China had not heard of
the fighting Irish before we arrived but they
will never forget the 'Gladiators' who repre-
sented with pride and left a legacy that any
country could be proud of…
Pte Ross Hickey attends his wounds
