Hickey: We’re in great shape for these Games

Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey feels at his “most relaxed” before any Games during his tenure.

Hickey, appointed to the top post in 1989, is relishing the 30th Olympiad which begins in London on Friday night. Ireland are sending a team of 60 competitors in 14 sports with Hickey insisting the Irish representatives are in top shape.

“I am at one of the most relaxed points I have been ahead of any Olympic Games because I have seen the preparation that has been put in and the results of it,” he said.