Irish woman set for top Olympic role

THERE was good news for Ireland ahead of next year’s Olympic Games in London following the appointment of Dr Marie-Elaine Grant to the International Olympic Committee’s Medical Commission (Games Group).

Dr Grant, a member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, becomes the first Irish woman to receive an IOC appointment.

She has been given a prime role within the Commission for the London Games and will monitor all physiotherapy activities and facilities for the 205 nations participating.