President Obama to create new White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport

Obama to create new Office of Youth Sport.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is forming a White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport.

The office will promote the values of the Olympic movement and encourage increased youth participation in athletics. The primary function of the office will be to enhance awareness of the Olympic movement through promotion of its fundamental principles at the federal level.

The new office will recommend federal policies and programs to the President to enhance opportunities and access for youth participation in sport, with particular focus on youth in urban areas. It will also foster and encourage youth sport, educational and cultural events involving Olympic values-based programs and the participation of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians.