Rio de Janeiro 2016
Team Ireland athletes will receive a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge phone when the arrive into team HQ in Rio. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in collaboration with Worldwide TOP Partner Samsung, will deliver a limited edition Galaxy S7 edge to every athlete competing at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. For the first time ever, the […]
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13 July 2016 – Dublin, Ireland: The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and Athletics Ireland are pleased to announce a further eight athletes, who will compete as part of the athletics squad and represent Team Ireland at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The athletes announced today join a 17-strong athletics team that will compete
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11 July 2016 – Dublin, Ireland: The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and Hockey Ireland are delighted to announce the final men’s hockey squad to represent Team Ireland at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Team Ireland now officially have 74 athletes from 13 sports heading to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after the
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Paddy Barnes was delighted to get his New Balance Performance gear this afternoon and on twitter he said “Olympic kit- looking well – cant wait to wear it in #rio2016 #teamireland” Barnes, a double Olympic bronze medalist will be Team Ireland’s flag bearer at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 5 August.
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Electric Ireland, the Official Energy Partner of Team Ireland for the Rio Olympics, has today released a unique 360 degree video featuring 2016 Irish Olympic boxer Michael Conlan, as part of its sponsorship campaign, #ThePowerWithin. Ahead of the games, Michael Conlan, one of Ireland’s brightest medal hopes, took some time out from his strenuous
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The Team Ireland Olympic “kitting out” distribution process began on the Friday 24th June when Irish Cyclist Nicolas Roche was first through the doors. Huge thanks to Electric Ireland for refurbishing one of their premises to ensure a positive athlete experience at “kitting out” . Over the next three weeks athletes and performance support personnel will
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OCI Statement on Graeme McDowell’s unavailability for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 23 June 2016 – Dublin, Ireland: The Olympic Council of Ireland respects the decision taken by Graeme McDowell to make himself unavailable for consideration for the Irish Olympic Golf Team. It is important to re-emphasise that Graeme’s decision was taken for personal reasons
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There is an opportunity for another Irish golfer to take up the chance to become an Olympian and participate in golf’s historic return to the Olympic Games after a 112-year absence.
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The IOC has taken note of the decision of the IAAF Council and of the
report and recommendations of the IAAF Taskforce.
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First ever track cyclist and modern pentathlon’s Natalya Coyle bring Team Ireland to 54 Athletes 17 June 2016 – Dublin, Ireland: The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) is today delighted to announce jointly with Cycling Ireland and Pentathlon Ireland, that a further four athletes have been selected to represent Team Ireland at the Rio 2016
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16 June 2016 – Dublin, Ireland: The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) is today delighted to announce jointly with Horse Sport Ireland and Swim Ireland, that a further 10 athletes have been selected to represent Team Ireland at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Today’s formal selections for equestrian cover the disciplines of dressage, eventing
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Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Mint have unveiled the medals that Team Ireland will be competing for in Brazil this August. 2,488 medals have been produced in total in accordance with strict sustainability guidelines. The gold, silver and bronze medals each weigh 500 grams and feature images of Nike, the Panathenaic Stadium and the Acropolis
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