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Lisa and Aoife O'Rourke crowned Hyrox world champions in stunning sisters double act at unique tournament
ROSCOMMON powerhouse boxing sister
Lisa and Aoife O'Rourke
are now world champions.
But there's a catch as it's not just in the ring.
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Lisa and Aoife O'Rourke are now world champions after their triump at the Hyrox World Championships
Credit: INSTA @lisaorourke528
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The sisters claimed gold n the unique gruelling fitness race which combines running with a series of intense workouts
Credit: INSTA @lisaorourke528
The
The Team Ireland pair stunned the field in the unique gruelling fitness race which combines running with a series of intense workouts.
Hyrox Pro capped off a brilliant weekend for 23-year-old Lisa, who had already bagged
individual bronze
on Friday before linking up with her older sister Aoife to once again top the podium.
Lisa
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Friends and fans were quick to flood the comments with praise as they congratulated the Ireland stars for the achievement.
But there won't be much time for celebration as the O'Rourkes must quickly turn their attention to the
The pair must fine-tune themselves for the worlds which run from September 4–14.
IABA are currently selecting Ireland's team - and both sisters are expected to be on the plane after standout wins at last month's Elite Championships in Belfast.
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Lisa will be hunting down the
world title she previously won in 2022 in Istanbul
, while Aoife is looking to improve on the
silver she claimed last year in Nis, Serbia
.
The event will be Lisa's third World Championships and Aoife's second, with the sisters already boasting a treasure trove of honours.
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Lisa has U22 European golds from 2022 and 2024, while 27-year-old Aoife holds European Championship golds from 2019, 2022 and 2024
She also claimed golf at the European Games in 2023.
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Last summer, Aoife competed at the Paris Olympics but suffered a controversial yet heartbreaking split decision loss in the Last 16 to Poland's Elisabetha Wojcik.
