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Donegal Olympian Rachael Darragh will return to Raphoe this Friday
Irish Olympian and badminton player Rachael Darragh will be welcomed back to her native Raphoe, with a homecoming taking place in the town on Friday, August 16 at 8pm
The 26-year-old was beaten by classy Spaniard Carolina Marin in her second and final group match, as her hopes of progression to the badminton knockout stages came to an end.
Darragh lost 2-1 to Switzerland’s Jenjira Stadelmann in her Group L opener, having had match point at one stage. Stadelmann hung tough to edge that game and then take the deciding third.
Speaking after her second match defeat, Darragh said she knew it would have been a difficult task to overcome Marin, who won gold in Rio in 2016.
"I knew before I went on court that she would be a tough opponent, I just wanted to give my best performance," she said.
"I really struggled with the conditions of the hall, it was a little bit different on court three to court one, but she was really fast, really sharp.”
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