Change of attitude must be enforced, warns Genesis

THE Genesis Olympic Review, commissioned by the Olympic Council of Ireland, yesterday painted a bleak picture of the relationship between some of nation’s top sporting organisations and warned that a change of attitude must be enforced if success at the London 2012 Games is to be achieved.

Despite Ireland’s medal-winning performances by Kenneth Egan, Darren Sutherland and Paddy Barnes in Beijing, Ireland ranked lowest of eight comparable nations in terms of Olympic success, according to the Review.

It also found there was no real enthusiastic partnership between the key stakeholders — the Irish Sports Council, the OCI, the Institute of Sport and the national federations.