Olympic Medalists to Speak at Collegiate Sport Sustainability Conference

By Matthew Campelli, Sport Sustainability Journal

Mary Harvey, the Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player, and Winter Olympic 2018 snowboarding star Arielle Gold will deliver keynote speeches at the Pac-12 Sustainability Conference in July.Harvey, who won her medal in 1996 as a member of the US Women’s National Team, is now the special advisor for sustainability at United Bid 2026 – the team behind the US, Canada and Mexico joint World Cup bid.By the time she delivers her speech on 12 July, Harvey will know whether her sustainability work on the bid will continue as FIFA plans to choose a winning host on 13 June.Gold won a bronze medal at the latest Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in the women’s halfpipe event. She is a vocal figure on the issue of climate change and how it is dramatically affecting winter sports, and is an ambassador for Protect Our Winters (POW).NCAA administrator Joni Comstock and Pac-12 chief operating officer Jamie Zaninovich will also address delegates at the event at the University of Colorado Boulder.Focusing specifically on enhancing sustainability in collegiate sport, the second annual Pac-12 Sustainability Conference will explore themes including sustainable tailgating, zero waste and the student athlete impact on sustainability initiatives.Read the full article here.