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River designation another plus for city

LARRY NICHOLS and AUBREY MCCLENDON | Modified: August 4, 2009 at 11:40 am | Published: August 2, 2009

On the banks of the Oklahoma River near downtown Oklahoma City this past week, our community’s vision to create a premier, world-class, Olympic-caliber sports and recreation complex took a giant leap forward when U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Stephanie Streeter made it official — the Oklahoma River has earned the coveted designation as an official Olympic and Paralympics Training Site for rowing, canoeing and kayaking.

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The USOC exercises great care when designating an official training site. Communities receive the training site designation because they have invested in facilities, staffing, equipment and...
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