Fewer than five days remain until the 2024 Paris Olympics commence, and I could not be more excited to visit Paris and experience all it has to offer! I am looking forward to this whole experience, and I am extremely proud to be representing GWU while volunteering with Team USA. As someone who aspires to work in the sports industry, I believe this will be a great opportunity to learn and grow as I approach graduation this Fall from the MS in Sport Management program at GWU.
Ever since I can remember, I have been extremely fascinated by sports’ innate ability to bring people together, and the Olympics is a prime example of this in action. I can’t wait to look back on this experience and share with everyone how awesome this will be. This will not be my first time attending or volunteering at a global sporting event, and I am hoping it won’t be my last. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, I had the opportunity to join Dr. Lisa Neirotti and fellow GWU students as FIFA volunteers. While in Qatar, I was a Spectator Services volunteer, and I had the opportunity to guide and help assist fans during matches. This was a super memorable trip which exposed me to people from all around the globe, and I am extremely grateful to have experienced this.
While in Paris, I am looking forward to meeting with various guest speakers who work in the sports industry and hearing about what they do and how they became involved in the Olympic Movement. However, I am most excited to attend Team USA basketball games and witness one of the best teams on paper ever assembled play the game I love. The group-stage games will be held at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, which is 1.5 hours away from Paris by train, so I am looking forward to visiting other areas in France while abroad. As an avid fan of basketball and the global game that it is, I cannot wait to watch LeBron and others represent the USA vs South Sudan and USA vs Puerto Rico!
LeBron James and Kevin Durant at the gold medal match during the 2012 London Olympics
