The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has reported a sizeable drop in revenues in 2019, a non-Olympic year, as it prepares for the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its financial…
USOPC revenues dip to $196m in non-Olympic year as it braces itself for Covid hit
USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland speaks at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Induction Ceremony (by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images for USOPC)
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