The Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission, has established a support scheme to provide financial support to coaches, training partners, or other sport science service providers, where a clearly defined ‘make a difference’ benefit can be shown for athletes who are targeting qualification for the Paris 2024 or the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. Applications […]
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Last week the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Athletes’ Commission launched their strategy at an interactive and engaging session with athletes from almost twenty different sports. With a theme of ‘Enjoying the Journey’ the event was facilitated by David Gillick (Beijing 2008 Olympian, former Athletes’ Commission member and reporter). Throughout the day the audience of Olympians
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Fund of €65k unveiled to assist athletes and coaches with Paris 2024 preparation The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) Athletes’ Commission has officially launched its strategy which is focused around four key pillars: Athlete Welfare, Athlete Voice, Athlete Impact and Athlete Spirit. The launch also marked the announcement of a €65,000 Make a Difference fund
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Enjoying the Journey – 14th December, Sport Ireland Campus The Team Ireland Athletes’ Commission are calling on all Olympians (past and present) and high performance athletes on their sports national team (Junior and Senior) to join them for a social event to discuss the importance of ‘Enjoying the Journey’. The event will be brought by
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The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) Athletes’ Commission is disappointed to learn of the decision by Federation International de Gymnastique (FIG), whereby Northern Irish athletes, including Olympian Rhys McClenaghan, have been informed of their ineligibility to represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games later this year and calls for review and reversal of this decision.
GENDER BALANCED ATHLETES’ COMMISSION ELECTED BY OLYMPIANS Olympic Medallists and World Champion Amongst New Members A new Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission has been elected by Irish Olympians. The impressive list of athletes includes Olympic silver medallist in sailing, Annalise Murphy and two-time Olympic bronze medallist in boxing Paddy Barnes, as well as multiple
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Voting set to close on Sunday 16 January An impressive list of thirteen candidates across ten sports have been nominated to run for election for the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission. The recruitment process opened for the 2022-2024 term before Christmas and Olympians from any of the last four Olympic cycles, winter, or summer,
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Applications for membership to the 2021-2024 Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission are being sought. Olympians from any of the last four Olympic cycles, winter, or summer, can apply for a position on the commission, in the role that runs through to 2024. To be eligible for election, the successful candidates must complete THE FORM
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The current Athletes’ Commission was established in June 2017, with the aim of ensuring the athlete’s voice is heard across all levels of Olympic sport in Ireland. Their strategy outlines a vision for Ireland to be the best country in the world to be an Olympian or aspiring Olympic athlete. Since 2017, and through ongoing
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Today the CEO of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Peter Sherrard, presented the case study of the OFI Athletes’ Commission at a discussion on best practice at the EOC Seminar in Slovakia. Since the formation of the current OFI Athletes’ Commission in 2017, they have tackled items such as Clean Sport, Hate Speech and hosted
The 41st EOC Seminar came to a close today in Samorin, Slovakia with constructive sessions on Marketing & Communication and EOC Sports Events. The day got under way with a presentation of the 14th European Laurels Awards to recipients for their outstanding contributions to sport and the Olympic Movement of Europe. They included Marijan Kvesic,
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Nearly 2,000 athletes’ commission members registered to participate virtually in the 10th International Athletes’ Forum, the largest-ever athlete representative event, which ran from 26 to 27 May. Athletes’ commission members from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), all summer and winter Olympic sports federations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Organising
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