Broadhurst defends GB switch after Olympics agony

Amy Broadhurst says she has "no regrets" complete switching allegiance from Ireland to Great Britain aft she missed retired connected securing a first quality astatine nan Olympic Games.

The 27-year-old from Dundalk needed to decorativeness successful nan apical 3 successful nan qualifier tourney successful Thailand to make nan Paris Games but was beaten 4-1 by Yeonji Oh of Korea successful nan 60kg section astatine nan quarter-final shape connected Friday,

Broadhurst, who won World, European and Commonwealth Games titles 2 years ago, moved to Great Britain successful March aft not being selected successful nan Ireland squad for nan last qualifier successful Bangkok.

"If everyone had immoderate thought what I went done for nan past 12 months you would very good understand why I done what I done and successful saying that I person nary regrets astatine each astir nan decisions I’ve made," Broadhurst said connected Instagram.

"Since joining Team GB I’ve been made t consciousness astatine home. These group brought backmost nan emotion for boxing that I was missing and lit a occurrence successful maine that I haven’t felt for a agelong time. I haven’t been this happy successful a agelong clip - they took a chance connected maine and believed successful maine and unluckily I couldn’t return nan favour."

Broadhurst described nan heartbreak she felt aft missing retired connected a first Olympics appearance.

She added: "My bosom hurts for illustration it’s ne'er wounded before. There was a dream wrong of maine since I was a small woman and coming that occurrence slow died retired - my full life has each been astir nan Olympic Games, I made my life each astir boxing and coming I suffered my biggest blow.

"I gave myself each opportunity I could to get to nan Olympic Games but that wasn't God's scheme for me. I would for illustration to convey nan GB coaches and unit for each their difficult activity and making maine consciousness I belong."

Broadhurst said she was "taking immoderate clip from societal media and from boxing now".