Olympic and Paralympic Games

2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games

The NCAA’s footprint in the Olympics and Paralympics is massive - and continues to grow.

Every four years, hundreds of current and former NCAA athletes compete for their countries at the Olympics. Between the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than 1,000 current and former student-athletes from all three divisions competed for 100-plus countries.

College sports are especially valuable to Team USA. At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics alone, 75% of the U.S. Olympic team competed collegiately, with 82% of U.S. Olympic medalists having competed collegiately.

To strengthen that pipeline, the NCAA and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have maintained a cooperation agreement since 2019. The agreement has provided a mechanism for both organizations to pioneer initiatives to support Team USA student-athletes and strengthen the collegiate athletics ecosystem for generations to come.

The Olympians & Paralympians Made Here campaign was created through the partnership to enhance Olympic and Paralympic sport programming at the collegiate level. Developed with the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council, the campaign serves to elevate national engagement and support of Olympic and Paralympic sport opportunities on campus.

?? @NDFencing STAND UP! ??#OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/cJ0z7xi8if
— NCAA (@NCAA) April 2, 2024

As she prepares for the #RoadToParis, Olympic ?? @jadeacarey reflects on her first two years with @BeaverGym, sharing what makes college gymnastics special and how it’s benefitted her on the biggest stages with @teamusa. ????
#OlympiansMadeHere | https://t.co/Qn1hqd99n0 pic.twitter.com/zA006fRaOi
— NCAA (@NCAA) August 23, 2023

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NCAA, USOPC release new Olympian Made Here video

The NCAA and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have partnered to release a second video celebrating the critical connection between college sports and the U.S. Olympic team. The 30-second spot is set to run during March Madness and future NCAA championship broadcasts.

Dakotah Lindwurm celebrates as she crosses the line in third place at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, Florida.

Former Division II runner reflects on the journey that will take her to Paris

Before the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February, Dakotah Lindwurm told her father to go get his passport. "I let him know, 'I am going to Paris,'" she said. "'I am going to make it, so you have to go get your passport.'

Maddie Avila, left, a women’s wrestler at North Central (Illinois), competes in a match during the 2022-23 season. (Photo courtesy of North Central (Illinois))

Women’s wrestling moves toward NCAA championship status, projected for winter 2026

Committee on Women’s Athletics recommends three divisions sponsor legislation to add sport as national collegiate championship

NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award Winner: Anita DeFrantz

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Former Ohio State track and field standout Adelaide Aquilla

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Elite legislation permits additional training flexibility, resources

Oregon State’s Jade Carey, an Olympic medalist at the 2020 Games, performs on the balance beam during the 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships

Gold medal winner heads into third season while preparing for Paris Olympics

Olympic gold medalist and Oregon State standout Jade Carey is trying to change the narrative that high-level gymnasts must choose between an elite-level career and college athletics.

The 2024 Summer Olympics will commence in Paris on July 26. (Photo credit: Catherine Steenkeste / Getty Images)

Countdown to 2024 Summer Olympics hits 1-year mark

NCAA, USOPC continue to build on pipeline of athletes produced through college sports

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