Five rings; 365 days

Today marks the one-year countdown to the most heavily scrutinised Olympic Games in history: Beijing 2008. Colm O’Connor discovers how Irish competitors and management are preparing for the trip to China.

DERMOT HENIHAN (OCI Chef de Mission)

“A NUMBER of competitors in athletics, swimming, shooting and sailing have achieved the qualifying standard for the Olympics but many others have not yet had the opportunity to do so.