The Sports Institute Northern Ireland (SINI) was last night delighted to welcome Lord Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), to a reception at SINI.
During his visit, Lord Coe was given a tour of the Institute, and met with several SINI Athletes aiming for Olympic qualification in 2012, including Olympic and Commonwealth medal-winning boxer Paddy Barnes, Commonwealth Medallists Matt Hall and Martyn Irvine and sailor Stephen Milne. Lord Coe also met up and coming swimming sensation Sycerika McMahon.
LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe commented ‘Northern Ireland boasts some of our brightest hopes for medals in 2012, and the Sports Institute Northern Ireland is testament to the commitment to sport here.’
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He also encouraged the public to snap up the chance to experience the London 2012 Games in person and get behind local athletes, saying:
‘Northern Ireland is home to a strong contingent of athletes going for gold at London 2012, including Beijing boxing medallist Paddy Barnes. They will all need their home crowd support. Mark the date in your diary and sign up to our ticketing site at www.tickets.london2012.com to receive all the information you need to help you with the process.’
Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on Tuesday 15 March 2011 and Paralympic Games tickets will go on sale on Friday 9 September 2011.
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