McConnell could have taken the one gold however it was a profitable Video games for the boxing staff as a complete with half of the 12-strong squad taking residence a medal.
Michaela Walsh and Kaci Rock additionally go away Glasgow with a silver whereas Willie John McCartan, Garyn McAllister and Jude Gallagher, champion 4 years in the past, all claimed bronze.
There was a lot made from the age profiles of the squad heading over to Glasgow, with eight aged 25 or underneath and 9 competing at their first Video games.
Whereas Louis Rooney, Janssen Hill, Eoghan Quinn and JP Hale all fell on the first hurdle, they have been the one 4 to not win a minimum of one bout.
Nicole Clyde and Caitlin Fryers made it to the quarter-final stage whereas McCartan, McAllister and Gallagher exited on the semi-finals.
Some did obtain the luck of the draw, with Walsh, Rock, Walsh, Hill, McAllister and McCartan going straight via to quarter-finals the place they have been one win away from a medal, however they nonetheless needed to seize the initiative and push on.
For Walsh, it was a fourth successive medal on the Video games, her third silver so as to add to the 2 from 2014 and 2018 and the gold from 2022.
She joins bowler Neil Sales space, shooter Martin Millar plus Mike Bull and Woman Mary Peters from athletics on 4 medals on the Video games.
Solely shooter David Calvert has received extra with eight.
She was “speechless” to listen to her identify talked about amongst these greats, however her achievements display her longevity and he or she’s not completed but.
“I am pleased with my performances all through the entire match. I’ve Europeans now in six weeks and I am utilizing this as a springboard to that and I am able to go once more,” she stated.
“[Four medals] It is clearly a tremendous achievement. I am fortunate, I really like boxing and I am doing what I really like. It is a lifetime of labor and it is wonderful for the medals to indicate that.”
Whereas Walsh is used to such an event, it was straightforward for youthful members of the staff to be overawed at a primary multi-sport competitors, however Rock confirmed maturity past her years, significantly in combating again to win the semi-final after dropping the primary spherical.
For Rock, like McConnell, it is a first main medal at her first Video games and he or she believes it’s simply the beginning for her and lots of of her team-mates.
“I believe so many individuals doubted our staff as a result of we’re a youthful, more energizing and inexperienced staff however we have now six medals coming residence.
“We have confirmed we’re solely getting began and there is a lot extra to return.”
