Rio de Janeiro 2016
The Olympic Council of Ireland, in association with the IOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme, has announced scholarship support worth over €100,000 to help selected Irish athletes prepare for the Rio Olympic Games. Eight athletes in seven sports will benefit from the scholarship scheme, which will give the nominated athletes a monthly grant towards vital training and […]
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Congratulations to Team Ireland’s Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern who have qualified Ireland in the 49er class for Rio 2016. Although they have one final race tomorrow in the 80-boat 49er class, they have created enough of a gap in points to secure the top 10 place required. They will have one final Gold fleet
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In a partnership between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the Leadership Trust a group of Team Leaders have spent the past 3 days on a residential performance management course. The Leadership Trust also assisted the professional development of our team leaders in the build up to Beijing 2008 and London 2012. The Leadership Trust’s
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Leading footwear and apparel representatives from New Balance met with Olympic Council of Ireland yesterday to further discussions on the design, technical elements, functionality and timelines for the Team Ireland kit for Rio 2016, Baku 2015, and European and World Youth Olympics in 2015/16. Ireland are in the privileged position of being the only National
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Ticket prices for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been announced – and more than half of them will be sold at accessible prices in order to ensure that the event is open to everyone. About 7.5 million tickets will be issued and approximately 3.8 million of these will be available for 70 Brazilian reals
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James Espey qualifies Ireland’s first nation place at the Rio 2016 Olympics for sailing when he managed to qualify his Laser Standard class boat for the Gold Fleet just two days into the six day competition. “James is building momentum. He’s jumped the qualification hurdle and will now be focusing on getting a personal best,”
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Rio 2016 sailing qualification begins as 1,250 sailors in over 900 boats from 84 nations will begin competing at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Spain. 50% of Rio 2016 Olympic places will be up for grabs at the regatta as well as numerous World Titles. The ISAF Worlds, hosted in Santander in northern Spain,
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The Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca is looking greener every day. With 59% of construction now completed, grass has been sown on five of the eighteen holes, with irrigation reaching more than two-thirds of the course. “After this stage comes the ‘bedding-in’ period, during which we monitor the growth of this
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Join the Volunteer Program for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This is your chance to be part of the organization of the greatest sporting event in the world. Come and feel the atmosphere of the Games up close, experience different cultures, take part in exclusive training. Have an amazing experience that you will remember for
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The Olympic Council of Ireland in collaboration with the Institute of Sport is providing a range of professional development programmes targeted at performance personnel in preparation for Rio 2016. The programmes are being delivered during the 2013-16 period and are targeted at team leaders, coaches, and science and medical personnel Some examples of support specifically
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The Olympic Council of Ireland will be in Brazil from tomorrow to assist its operational planning for Rio 2016. A delegation led by Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty will include Stephen Martin (OCI), Billy Walsh (Boxing), Richard Vaughan (Badminton), Eanna Bailey (Modern Pentathlon) and Brian Nugent (Cycling). The delegation will spend time in Rio with senior officials
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The Olympic Council of Ireland will take a small Team Ireland delegation to Rio in early August. The visit will include Rio 2016 sport competition manager meetings and an opportunity to visit sports specific venue sites. The delegation will be led by Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty and Stephen Martin and include Billy Walsh (Boxing) Richard Vaughan (Badminton)
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