To my Olympic family: past, present, and future.....this honor belongs to you. We are one team.

This past month in Colorado Springs, I was deeply humbled and profoundly honored to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame – Class of 2025, in the “Legend” category.   This recognition, especially alongside incredible teammates like Serena Williams, Allyson Felix, Flo Hyman, Gabby Douglas and more, is beyond anything I could have imagined. Thank you to the USOPC and everyone who believed in me and supported our Olympic and Paralympic movement over the years.
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A heartfelt thank you to IOC President Kirsty Coventry, whose surprise presence meant the world to me. Her words reminded me again that when one of us rises, we lift many others; and the Olympic Movement is stronger for it.

From winning bronze in the inaugural women’s eight at Montreal 1976, to serving as Vice‑President of the LA84 Foundation and the Los Angeles Organizing Committee, to standing up for athletes through the boycott of 1980, I’ve been driven by the same conviction: sport has the power to unite us, and together, we make history.
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But that night wasn't about one person.  It was, and continues to be, about every young athlete who dreams of something bigger, every community that has been given a chance through youth sport, and every voice raised in the name of inclusion.
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To my Olympic family: past, present, and future.....this honor belongs to you. We are one team. 

Official article: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/pioneer-athlete-leader-ioc-member-anita-defrantz-inducted-into-usopc-hall-of-fame-ioc-president-coventry-there-to-congratulate-her
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