Team USA keeps Olympic training center, other facilities open for Paralympians for the first time
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee is giving its Paralympians an advantage long held by its Olympians: a training facility of their own
By ANA ESCAMILLA and JULIANNA RUSS
Published - Aug 30, 2024, 04:03 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 30, 2024, 04:03 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — As Matt Simpson strolls off the goalball court, balls echo throughout the gymnasium. Simpson is sporting a black eye while his teammates continue practicing. The room is chaotic and the energy is high, but the most notable part of this room is that nobody is in it but Team USA Goalball.
For the first time, it’s all theirs.
The United States delegation’s High Performance Center is a state-of-the-art training compound located in the quiet suburb of Eaubonne, 10 miles (15 kilometers) north of Paris.
U.S. Olympic athletes have had access to this type of exclusive facility since 2008. Now, Paralympians do, too.
