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EOC Approves New Election Procedure Aimed at Boosting Gender Representation 01/26/21
The election procedure for a more gender-balanced Executive Committee of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) has been approved by the body’s current members ahead of the 50th EOC General Assembly scheduled for 16 April in Athens.
Fully aligned with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Agenda 2020, the EOC is at the forefront of gender parity in sport.
Also thanks to the work of the EOC Legal Affairs Commission, the Executive Committee Nominations and Election Procedure was drawn up according to the basic principles of simplicity and democracy to ensure that a minimum of 5 of the elected 16 members of the Executive Committee be of each gender.
24th January 2021
Optimal conditions for the Irish Olympic Laser team training in Malta this month
Credit: via Finn Lynch Sailing/Facebook
The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) continue to plan for a “very different type” of Olympic and Paralympic Games experience in Tokyo this summer.
The OFI released a statement on Friday night after hosts Japan and the International Olympic Committee earlier stood firm on their commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation.
From an Irish Olympic sailing point of view, the planning for the Tokyo Olympic Regatta this July therefore also continues.
OFI STATEMENT - RECENT COMMENTS IN THE MEDIA ABOUT TOKYO 01/23/21
The IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has made a very strong and clear statement that they are fully committed to the successful delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo this year.
Overnight media reports claimed incorrectly that a private decision had been made by the Government of Japan to cancel the Olympic Games.
The Japanese Government has stated categorically that this is not true.
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has also been very clear on this subject in recent weeks. We remain fully of the view, based on regular updates from the Tokyo organisers, that the Games will go ahead in July this year. We do feel that the Games will be very different, with stringent countermeasures in place to safeguard athletes.