Inside the U.S. Olympic pipeline: How universities create world-class athletes — and more UCLA media

Writing in the California Post, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk highlighted the critical role universities play in developing U.S. Olympic athletes and called for preserving a system that pairs elite competition with educational opportunity. With UCLA set to host the Olympic Village in 2028, Frenk warned that mounting financial pressures on college athletics could particularly threaten women’s and Olympic sports and narrow opportunities for future student-athletes.