+ Continuing momentum which saw international medals increase from 12 during the Rio cycle, to 30 during the Tokyo cycle.
+ Financial and resource investment to support achieving key milestones
+ Addressing the 3 major findings of the Tokyo review:
– Clearer coaching structure and model
– Athlete support outside Dublin
– Transparency of athlete funding
Athletics Ireland today published its new High-Performance Strategy 2022-2028, a long-term plan for the Athletics Ireland high performance system over the next two Olympic cycles.
A key metric for the High-Performance programme is the number of medals won on the international stage. Athletics Ireland’s 2017-2020 High Performance Strategy identified twenty-five (25) medal opportunities over the course of the cycle, with a target of actualising 70% of those opportunities into medals won. Irish athletes achieved thirty (30) medals in targeted championship events from 2017 to 2021. This compares favourably with the twelve (12) medals won across the Rio cycle from 2012 to 2016.
On the back of those successes, a robust and comprehensive period of consultation and research underpinned the development of the 2022 – 2028 Strategy which sets out the ambition and vision for high performance athletics in Ireland.
Read More: https://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/high-performance-plan-2022-2028
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