The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has announced an historic first for the organisation after its first fully gender balanced Board was elected at today's Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Ireland Chef de Mission Tricia Heberle has urged athletes to have a "high sense of taking responsibility" during next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Team Ireland announced Nancy Chillingworth as Chef de Mission for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
FBD Insurance have launched a campaign celebrating Irish Olympic heroes as part of the company’s sponsorship of Team Ireland.
Canoe slalom racer Liam Jegou has become the first athlete to be selected for Ireland's team for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Team Ireland have announced a partnership with McKeever Sports ahead of this year's Olympic Games in Ireland, with the sportswear store supplying the kits of the team.
Alpine skiers Matt Ryan and Emma Austin will represent Ireland at this month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, it has been announced.
Open champion Shane Lowry, who is now in line to represent Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has spoken positively about the prospect despite turning down the chance of playing when golf made its debut at Rio 2016.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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