The Olympic Council of Ireland are in Tokyo to visit the proposed pre-training camps for the forthcoming Games in 2020.
Peter Sherrard CEO is leading a group from OCI, Sport Ireland, the Sport Ireland Institute, Athletics and Swim Ireland. A full schedule is planned to include a tour of the various Olympic venues.
In attendance:-
Peter Sherrard – OCI
Martin Burke – OCI
Patricia Heberle – OCI
Paul McDermot – Sport Ireland
Liam Harbison – Sport Ireland Institute
Paul McNamara – Athletics Ireland
John Watson – Swim Ireland
Ben Higson – Swim Ireland
The visit is part of the OCI’s aim of achieving its goal of the athletes first approach in every aspect of the Games’ preparations for Tokyo 2020.