Hickey will focus on youth as EOC president

IRELAND’s Patrick Hickey vowed to put youth at the forefront when he was unanimously elected president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) at an extraordinary session of the EOC on Saturday.

He took over from former Italian sports minister Mario Pescante, who announced earlier this year he was standing down to concentrate on his job as a member of the Italian parliament.

Mr Hickey, who was EOC general secretary under Pescante, said he was very clear about his aims as president.