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Rachael Darragh during the Team Ireland Paris 2024 team training for badminton. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
Rachael Darragh has been handed a tough draw for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The Raphoe badminton player has been draw in Group L and has testing company.
Spain's Carolina Marin, who is the fourth seed, is in the mix alongside Jenjira Stadelmann from Switzerland.
Marin was the gold medallist at the 2016 Olympic Games and Stadlemann won bronze at the 2023 European Games.
The women's singles get underway in the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 27.
Darragh was on tour over the past year in a bid to make it over the line to secure a place.
In April, she reached the last 32 of the European Championships, losing out 24-22 23-12 against Miranda Wilson after defeating Ksenia Polikaprova 21-23 21-15 21-17.
Also this year, Darragh has reached the quarter finals of the Madrid Spain Masters World Tour and last year hit a quarter-final in a super 100 level tournament, eight quarter-finals at challenge level and one semi-final at challenge level.
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