Liberec 2011 European Winter Youth Olympic Team
The OCI Executive last night approved the selection for the EWYOF team for Liberec 2011.
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Youth Games
Nanjing 2014 quick off the starting blocks
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission for the second Youth Olympic Games in 2014 has concluded a successful first visit to the host city of Nanjing, China.
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Innsbruck 2012: The countdown begins!
The Austrian city of Innsbruck is celebrating the one-year-to-go mark in the countdown to the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. Scheduled to take place from 13 to 22 January 2012, the Innsbruck Winter Youth Olympic Games will feature approximately 1,000 athletes aged 15 to 18 taking part in elite-level competition with an
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The countdown is on to Innsbruck 2012!
Today marks the “one year to go” milestone for Innsbruck 2012! In one year exactly, the world’s best young athletes of between 15 and 18 years old will attend the Opening Ceremony of the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. The Innsbruck 2012 Organising Committee will continue to celebrate this countdown from 4
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Liberec ready for EYOWF
The largest youth sports event in the Czech Republic will take place in Liberec, and other centres of the Liberec Region, between February 12th and 19th, 2011. Its participants will compete in eight disciplines: Ice Hockey; Figure Skating; Cross Country Skiing; Ski Jumping; Nordic Combined; Alpine Skiing; Snowboarding; and Biathlon. After the FIS Nordic World
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EYOF Trabzon 23-29th July 2011
The Summer European Youth Olympic Games will take place in Trabzon, Turkey, from 23rd – 29th July, 2011. Over 3,500 athletes from 49 European National Olympic Committees will take part in nine sports. Ireland have a great record of achievemnent in the Youth Olympic Games. Swimmers such as Grainne Murphy and Sycerika McMahon, athletes including Ciara
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YOG TV: Ryan Burnett's Olympic Final
A short summary from the Singapore Youth Olympic's TV channel featuring Ireland's Ryan Burnett as he goes on to win Ireland's first Youth Olympic Gold Medal.
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Burnett strikes Gold in Singapore
Ryan Burnett has won Olympic Gold for Ireland in the mens light flyweight defeating Salman Alizada of Azerbaijan 13-6 in the Youth Olympic Games final in Singapore. IOC member Pat MCQuaid presented the medals.Jacques Rogge watched Burnetts final and immediately called OCI President Pat Hickey to congralutate him on Ireland's success in the ring.
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Ireland finish 5th in the Youth Olympic hockey tournament
Ireland defeated South Africa 3-1 this afternoon to finish 5th in the Youth Olympic Hockey Tournament. Two goals by Kathy Mullan in the first half and a third from Leah Ewart.
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Boxing Coach Jim Moore on Ryan Burnett's Olympic final
Jim Moore Head boxing coach at the Youth Olympic Games talks about Ryan Burnetts prospects in the final on August 25th in Singapore's International Convention Centre.
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Joe Ward on YOG TV
Joe Ward and Ryan Burnett met up with boxer Manny Pacquiao prior to the Youth Olympic Games for YOG TV and subsequent to Joe's injury in his opening bout.
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Murphy improves position in Sailing Byte C11 class
Ireland's Sophie Murphy improved her position by three places today at the Olympic Sailing regatta in Singapore. She was placed 10th and 12th in todays races and now stands 19th overall in the field of 32.
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