The NCAA’s footprint in the Olympics and Paralympics is massive and continues to grow. At the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than 1,200 former, current and incoming student-athletes from all three divisions competed for more than 120 countries.
College sports are especially valuable to Team USA. At the 2024 Paris Olympics alone, 65% (385 of 592) of the U.S. Olympic team had ties to an NCAA championship or emerging sport.
The NCAA and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have maintained a cooperation agreement since 2019. Hear from NCAA and USOPC leaders about the importance of college sports to the Olympic training ground and what’s next.
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