‘It makes it more of a level playing field’ – new Sport Ireland environmental chamber helping athletes prepare for Paris

Ciaran Lennon tested out the new environmental chamber on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ciarán Lennon

There’s a little room in the heart of the Sport Ireland Institute that already feels like Paris in the middle of summer. The Olympics may still be three months away, but the heat is on already for those with a ticket to the biggest show in town.

With that in mind, a new state-of-the-art environmental chamber has been in operation in recent weeks in Abbotstown to help Irish athletes prepare for Paris.