Rio de Janeiro 2016
The Olympic Council of Ireland will hold a multi sport athlete conference on the 16th December at the Sports Campus Conference Centre, Abbotstown for athletes in contention for a place at Rio 2016. The conference will include updates and discussion on Rio 2016 operational planning with Team Ireland Performance Administration/Medical HQ. In addition Team Ireland […]
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Breakfast and snacks giant Kellogg’s has been confirmed as an official Team Ireland Partner for the Rio Olympics 2016. The partnership means Kellogg’s will have Team Ireland marketing rights across its brands, including Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Special K, Squares and Pringles from now until the end of 2016. Kellogg’s will bring the sponsorship
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The Olympic Council of Ireland will be holding its third multi sport Team Leader and Coaches Conference at Carton House on Tuesday 15th December, 2015. Key elements will include Rio 2016 updates by the OCI performance administration/science and medical team and specific “best practice” sharing of knowledge between team leaders and coaches. The three main
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Congratulations to Steven Donnelly who secured a place in the 69kg category at the 31st Olympiad, Rio 2016. Donnelly now joins his fellow Ulster boxers, Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes together with Joe Ward as confirmed boxers in the Rio Games. Pat Hickey OCI President said “We are absolutely delighted for Steven. We received confirmation that
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The next Olympic Council of Ireland Science and Medical Conference “Readying for Rio” will be held on the 27th November 2105. Its an opportunity to bring together a range of support service providers from National Federations, Sports Institutes and the Olympic Council. Key Outcomes of the conference will be: Community Building and Ownership – bringing the core
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The next Olympic Council of Ireland Science and Medical Conference “Readying for Rio” will be held on the 27th November 2105. Its an opportunity to bring together a range of support service providers from National Federations, Sports Institutes and the Olympic Council. Key Outcomes of the conference will be: Community Building and Ownership – bringing the core
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The Olympic Council of Ireland have completed a series of meetings with Team leaders and high performance staff in Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Canoe, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, and Triathlon. The meetings centered around updates and discussions on potential athlete qualifications, accreditation process for performance support staff, online data capture
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Congratulations once again to Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe – the new European Modern Pentathlon Champion in what was an historic day for Irish Sport in Bath. Arthur became the first ever Irish pentathlete to win gold and sealed his place in the 2016 Olympic Games in the process. Arthur put in an outstanding performance in all disciplines,
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The Olympic Council of Ireland Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty is in Rio attending a Chef de Mission Seminar in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games. Over 200 countries are represented at this important event for the Rio Organizing Committee. The visit includes Rio 2016 management meetings and an opportunity to visit sports specific venue sites including the
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In one year’s time more than 10,000 of the best athletes in the world will come to Rio, representing 206 countries. Team Ireland could be represented in up to 17 sports, including new additions to the Olympic programme such as Golf and Rugby 7’s. Our men’s hockey team are awaiting news of Continental Championships results and
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Athletes and staff from Swim Ireland accompanied by Rio Team Leader Peter Banks and Swim Ireland CEO Sarah Keane today visited the offices of the Olympic Council of Ireland for a Rio orientation seminar. The seminar was led by Team Ireland Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty, who gave an update on Team Ireland Rio preperations
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Our Rio 2016 Olympic Council of Ireland Scholarship athlete Natalya Coyle gives us her first blog on the #roadtorio. Hi, my name is Natalya Coyle and I am an Olympic solidarity athlete in the sport of Modern Pentathlon. For my first blog I thought I’d start with the basics! Modern Pentathlon consists of 5 sports,
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