{"id":4183,"date":"2014-09-18T15:43:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2024-01-24T23:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T23:45:24","slug":"amy-van-dyken-named-keynote-speaker-at-u-s-olympic-and-paralympic-awards-dinner-to-be-held-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/amy-van-dyken-named-keynote-speaker-at-u-s-olympic-and-paralympic-awards-dinner-to-be-held-in-chicago","title":{"rendered":"Amy Van Dyken Named Keynote Speaker at U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Awards Dinner to be Held in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO, IL — Six-time Olympic gold medalist, Amy Van Dyken<\/a> has been named the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family to be held on Sept. 25-26 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The two-day event themed \u201cPower of Sport,\u201d will \u00a0featurie Amy Van Dyken-Rouen as the keynote speaker, and Tamron Hall, co-host of NBC\u2019s TODAY show and MSNBC\u2019s NewsNation as the host. Source: SwimSwam.com<\/p>\n

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Photo shows Amy Van Dyken speaking in 2014 about her spinal cord injury rehabilitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The dinner will also feature presentations of four annual USOC awards, including the Jack Kelly Fair Play Award presented by BP, the Olympic Torch Award and the Rings of Gold awards for both an individual and a program. The four award recipients will be announced prior to the assembly next week. More than 400 participants are expected to attend, representing Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American National Governing Bodies. <\/p>\n

Amy is currently fighting to regain the use of her legs after suffering a devastating spinal injury that was once considered irreversible. Don Dahler reports that may be changing thanks to a new type of treatment.<\/p>\n

Watch the video<\/strong><\/p>\n