Rio de Janeiro 2016
The qualifying road for the Irish Men’s hockey team to the 2016 Rio Olympics was outlined during the week. Ireland who agonisingly missed out qualifying for London 2012 are set to travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in February 2015 for round two of the World League. The League is the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) method of finding its […]
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The Olympic Council of Ireland has announced that Kevin Kilty will be Team Ireland’s Chef de Mission for Rio 2016. Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey said, “In September of 2011, Kevin became a member of the Olympic Council of Ireland Executive Committee. He was a coach and Team Leader for Clay Pigeon
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The Olympic Council of Ireland in collaboration with the Irish Institute of Sport will be holding a Science and Medical Conference in the Grand Hotel Malahide on the 6th-7th December 2013. This is part of a coordinated professional development programme for the 2013-16 Olympic Cycle. The 65 practitioners attending are actively involved in Olympic high
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Global athletic brand New Balance has been named the official apparel and footwear sponsor of the Olympic Council of Ireland in a multi-year deal. This new sponsorship allows for New Balance to provide the Irish Olympic Team competing in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de
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Rio 2016 has launched the Olympic and Paralympic sport pictograms continuing the tradition of each edition of the Games defining the sports on its programme through graphic icons (1000 days to go this Saturday November 9th) “For the first time, all Olympic and Paralympic sports are individually represented. This is one of our unique contributions
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Wrapping-up its fifth visit to Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission, underlined the strong progress being made to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2016 Games. With less than three years remaining until the Games begin, the Organising Committee and its Government partners were able to show the Commission that legacy
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With less than three years to go until the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission is beginning its fifth visit to the South American host city. Over the next two days, the Commission, led by its Chair, Nawal El Moutawakel, will review the progress being made on
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RTÉ Sport has secured extensive broadcast rights to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on television, radio, online and mobile. The deal includes broadcast rights for both live broadcasts and highlights coverage. Rio 2016 will be the 14th Olympic Games to be broadcast on Irish television. The first Olympics to be shown on Irish television were the
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Monday 5th August marked three years until the Opening Ceremony of the Games, when the Brazilian city will welcome around 10,500 athletes from around the world. At the heart of the Rio 2016 project is a commitment to use the Games as a catalyst to accelerate the development and improvement of Rio in areas such
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A delegation of PD’s led by the OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin and Training Camp Manager Giles Warrington, will visit Rio and Uberlandia again in early October 2013 to check the proposed option with a view to negotiating training , accomodation, and the overall Team support set up for a pre Games camp in 2016. This
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Debriefing of the London 2012 Games took place in Rio de Janeiro, bringing a close to a week-long transfer of knowledge between organisers of the Games of the XXX Olympiad and future host cities. Representatives from the IOC and the London 2012 Organising Committee shared their best practices and experiences
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The Olympic Council of Ireland have been working with Rio 2016 and National Performance Directors (NPD’s) on all matters Rio 2016. Following the success of the Olympic 4 year games operational strategy for London the OCI, NPD’s and ISC met recently to investigate some specific areas for Rio. The OCI gave updates on the 2016 competition venue and village
