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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Worldwide Olympic sponsor Airbnb this week announced a program to provide economic support for elite athletes, Olympians and Olympic hopefuls, and Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls. The Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant, supported by the IOC, will offer $2,000 in Airbnb promotional credit for use in training, qualification, and other travel accommodations to up to 500 athletes
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IOC Athletes’ Commission’s recommendations on Rule 50 and Athlete Expression at the Olympic Games fully endorsed by the IOC Executive Board The Athletes’ Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today received the full support of the IOC Executive Board (EB) for a set of recommendations in regard to Rule 50 of the Olympic
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the 2021 edition of the Olympic Solidarity programme for Entrepreneurship is now available for all athletes and Olympians in three languages (English, French and Spanish) and in a new format adapted to the current situation. Last year Olympic Solidarity supported 31 Olympians through the three programme phases and 11 Olympians developed their businesses. You can
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Last month we announced the official launch of the Indeed Career Coach programme, which was designed to assist elite athletes in developing skills for life outside sport. Today the dates for the March 2021 and October 2021 sessions have been revealed. The sessions are broken into two parts – career skills and practical skills, detailed
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The new initiative by the Olympic Federation of Ireland calls on the public and sporting stakeholders to take a zero-tolerance approach to online hate speech and to #DeleteBanReport it Team Ireland athletes have collectively taken a stand against online hate speech this week as the Olympic Federation of Ireland launched their new campaign ‘Don’t Scroll
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Indeed teams up with the Olympic Federation of Ireland to launch ‘Indeed Career Coach’ programme, helping athletes develop skills for life outside sport.
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Rio Olympian and world class hockey goalkeeper, David Harte, announced as one of twenty Olympians to complete the World Academy of Sport’s Athlete Friendly Education Centre Assessor training programme Twenty Olympians, today, celebrated the completion of the World Academy of Sport’s (WAoS) Athlete Friendly Education Centre (AFEC) Assessor training programme in a Virtual Graduation ceremony
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Irish Olympic and aspiring Olympic athletes would like to see a relaxation of IOC Rule 50 to allow for considerate protest. The Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission, following a two-part consultation with Irish Olympic and aspiring Olympic athletes are calling for a relaxation of IOC Rule 50 to allow for considerate protest if it
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