Olympic movement is alive in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY - The 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom for both men and women will be held in Oklahoma City.

The two-round competition is set for spring at Riversport’s Rapids.

This is the second time in four years Oklahoma City has been selected to host the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for White water Slalom.

“The Olympic movement is alive in Oklahoma City,” said executive director Mike Knopp. “The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee expects a certain level of excellence.”

Riversport’s National High-Performance Center in the Boathouse District has also been selected to hosted Team USA’s Next Olympic Hopeful talent identification program two years in a row.