Team Ireland is guaranteed to have seven boxers - and potentially nine - fighting for Olympic qualification over the next 72 hours, their ultimate ambition to add to the 18 medals won by their legendary predecessors.
Zaur Antia's ethos of constant evolution has put them in this place at the Nowy Targ Arena, a municipal ice rink situated almost 90km from Krakow that has been transformed for the European Games in Poland.
Nowy Targ is the largest city in the Podhale region and is known for trade and crafts. It's a fitting venue for Team Ireland's high-stakes efforts this week because Antia's work since moving to Ireland from Georgia 20 years ago has focused on honing the craft of the elite boxers.
