Paralympics Ireland announced Renault Ireland as an official sponsor of the 2012 Irish Paralympic Team in June 2010. In a major development for Irish Paralympic Sport, Renault Ireland has become the first major financial investor from the private sector in the organisation’s history.
Renault Ireland Training Camps Programme
The partnership agreement sees Renault Ireland becoming title sponsor of the Renault Ireland Team 2012 Training Camps programme. The programme consists of six domestic camps which will take place in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Operating out of Limerick, the Renault Ireland Camps will act as the catalyst in building the Irish Team to compete at the second biggest sporting event in the world; the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Elite Training Camps for Irish Team
Each camp is run over four days and provides a unique environment and opportunity for athletes and support staff across all the sports to come together as a unified,
The camps include a series of timetabled training sessions and group information and workshop sessions on various aspects related to the London Games. A high profile guest speaker usually addresses the entire camp and all the Paralympics Ireland support services such as physiotherapy, massage, video analysis, sports science, and sports psychology are available to the sports around the clock.
‘Driving Success’ for Paralympics’ Athletes on Global Stage
Announcing the partnership agreement, Paralympics Ireland Chief Executive Officer, Liam Harbison stated: “We are delighted to have a major, ambitious and successful organisation such as Renault Ireland partner the Irish Paralympic Team for what is effectively a home Games in London. Our vision for the partnership is ‘Driving Success’ with the aim of assisting our Paralympic athletes achieve optimum success for Ireland on the global stage.”
Renault Ireland proud to support Ireland’s Paralympians
Eric Basset, Renault Ireland Managing Director, said the company is very proud to be associated with Paralympics Ireland and their quest towards London 2012: “The team at Renault Ireland is right behind the Irish Paralympic Team for the 2012 Paralympic Games and we are delighted to support, and be involved with such a fantastic organisation. Beijing in 2008 was an outstanding success for Ireland’s Paralympians and we are very proud to be able to assist and support them in driving success for 2012”.
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