US Olympic Committee CEO honors 2 Oklahoma training sites

USOC honors 2 Oklahoma training sites

OKLAHOMA CITY — What once was an empty ditch south of downtown Oklahoma City is now recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as an official training site for rowing, canoeing and kayaking.

USOC acting CEO Stephanie Streeter announced Tuesday that the 2,000-meter race course and National High Performance Center along the Oklahoma River had received the designation.

The site hosted the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials for canoeing and kayaking.

Streeter also announced that the University of Central Oklahoma has received a similar Olympic designation for archery, volleyball and Paralympic sports. The university in Edmond was already a U.S. Paralympic training site.