United States Olympic Training Center

There is a U.S. Olympic Education Center in Marquette, Michigan, and other official U.S. Olympic/Paralympic training sites are located in Oklahoma City and Edmond, Oklahoma;[1] Carson, California; Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama; Charlotte, North Carolina; the Pettit National Ice Center in West Allis, Wisconsin; a USRowing training center in Oakland, California (previously in Princeton, New Jersey);[2] Huntsville, Texas, and the SPIRE Institute and Academy near Geneva, Ohio.

Its location on the former Ent Air Force Base was selected for its relatively high elevation, which is often thought to improve training effectiveness.

Athletes from boxing, canoe and kayak, judo, rowing, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, team handball, water polo and wrestling also train frequently on site.

[7] A third OPTC opened in June 1995 in Chula Vista, which is located about 7 miles (11 km) south of the city of San Diego, California.

[14] The Chula Vista center is also home to the annual SoCal Showdown, a national-level archery tournament that attracts archers from around the country to compete in a several day competition consisting of qualifications and eliminations.

Digital displays counting the days until the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics at the Colorado Springs OPTC during the Beijing Games.
Shooting relay competition during the 2013 Warrior Games.