The fundraising arm for the U.S. Olympic team is revving up a donation drive aimed at raising $500 million by the time the Summer Olympics return to Los
FILE - Simone Biles and the U.S. women celebrate as the 2024 team is named at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. Angeles in 2028.Monday, hoping to use the momentum of this year’s Olympics, which begin July 26, to bring in funds for the 4,000 to 6,000 athletes who compete for spots at both the Summer and Winter Games, about 800 of whom land on the U.S. rosters over a four-year period.
At the urging of then-chairman Peter Ueberroth, the U.S. Olympic Committee got more serious about fundraising in 2008. In 2013, it created the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation as its main fundraising organization. The current fundraising campaign, called “One for All: The Campaign for Team USA,” has brought in around $200 million of its $500 million target. That includes a recent $25 million donation, details of which were revealed Monday, from philanthropistsThe funds are designated strictly for programs that help athletes both during and after their careers in three areas: health and wellness, sport performance innovation and athlete career and earnings.
“They choose,” Walshe said. ”We want to make them excited to continue to choose” an Olympic pathway as a possible career choice.WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday.
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