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USOC Community Partner Program
One of only 10 communities nationwide, the Greater Miami Area and the Miami-Dade Sports Commission were selected to be a United States Olympic Committee Community Partner.  As a partner, the Miami-Dade Sports Commission will collaborate with the USOC on Olympic and Paralympic training camps, events, and trials, while being given a priority status to host many of these exciting events.  Additionally, the Sports Commission will also assist the USOC in increasing public awareness of Olympic and Paralympic sport in Florida, as well as distributing USOC education and outreach materials in schools and community/youth centers. 

“The USOC Community Partner designation will help to promote the Olympic movement and present opportunities within Miami.  We look forward to working with the USOC to generate ideas, and programs that will promote Olympism locally, create opportunities for Olympic development in Miami, and, ultimately, host a variety of regional, national, and international events in a variety of Olympic sports”, stated Mike Sophia, Miami-Dade Sports Commission, Executive Director.

Chris Sullivan, Director of the USOC’s Community Partner Program states, “On behalf of the United States Olympic Committee, I want to extend our gratitude for the strong partnership the USOC has formed with the Miami-Dade Sports Commission.  We are certainly looking forward to the bright future our relationship holds, as we seek to deliver programs and initiatives that positively impact the American public.”

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