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NCAA Adopts Olympics Legislation to Provide Funding Flexibility for Elite Student-Athletes

INDIANAPOLIS--Changes enacted at last week's NCAA Convention provide new flexibility for elite student-athletes to receive funding to support their Olympics training efforts.

Conference leaders, presidents, chancellors, athletic directors and other administrators from universities around the country convened in Anaheim, California, for the annual convention, with the NCAA members discussing a wide range of topics, including name, image and likeness. CU Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano sits on the NCAA Board of Governors, the organization's highest governing body, as well as the Division I Board of Directors. Athletic Director Rick George is a member of the Division I Council.