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The General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has announced the upcoming launch of a number of anti-doping services to support International Federations (IFs), with the full support and collaboration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and WADA.

From March 23-27, Denver, Colorado, will breathe the Olympic spirit thanks to the 7th SportAccord, the very important platform for international sports organizations.

Kia Motors Ireland has become the exclusive vehicle provider to the Olympic Council of Ireland from now up to and including the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Olympic Council of Ireland 2010 scholarship athletes today launched the revised athlete's "Olympic Action Planner", a tool designed to help prepare athletes for Winter and Summer Olympic Games.

Pat Hickey has been appointed by Jacques Rogge IOC President to work on three major IOC Commissions ,established to study certain subjects and make recommendations to the IOC Executive Board.

Genesis, the international sports and business consultancy, has published its Beijing Olympic Games Review, on behalf of the Olympic Council of Ireland, stating that despite Ireland’s medal performances in boxing, Ireland ranks lowest of eight comparable nations overall in terms of Olympic success.

The Olympic Council of Ireland has signed a major co-operation agreement with the Georgian Olympic Committee covering a wide range of of topics including sport exchanges, athlete training, and coaching.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that six National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have submitted applications to host the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. They are, in alphabetical order: China, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland and Turkey.

Whilst Irish athletes in the sports of Womens 2x Bobsleigh, Cross Country Skiing and Skier Cross events pursue their qualification aspirations around Europe, the organisers of the Vancouver Games are getting ready to mark the one year to go mark.

Olympic Council of Ireland representatives met with Minister of Sport Martin Cullen and Department officials in Dublin, 28th January. It was part of a series of meetings requested by the Minister, post Beijing, to discuss the establishment of a system of support to ensure consistency of performance at future Olympic Games.

Representatives of the Olympic Movement, led by the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge and Pat Hickey (EOC), today met with Ján Figel', European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, and his delegation at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne.

The Olympic Council of Ireland has signed a major co-operation agreement with the Romanian Olympic Committee covering a wide range of of topics including sport exchanges, athlete training, coaching and sports medicine.