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Canadian Excellence Fund

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is committed to investing in Canada's high performance athletes and coaches so they can be the best in the world and proudly represent Canada on the podium.

The Canadian Olympic Excellence Fund was launched in 2003 to support Canadian athletes, teams, sports and programs with the best potential for international success.

Beneficiaries are determined by a Sport Review Committee comprised of sport technical representatives who meet with each of Canada's National Sport Federations to identify the athletes, teams, coaches and programs with the highest probability of achieving Top-8 results in future Olympic and Pan American Games. The Sport Review Committee works with all of the COC's main partners in the Canadian sport system to ensure the strategic use of the resources available to Canadian sport.

Funding is directed to four main areas:

• High Performance Preparation
  The Excellence Fund helps support the training of Canadian Olympic hopefuls. The fund will support sport medicine initiatives that allow our athletes to have the best health practitioners working with them, and fund important research into athletic performance that will advance physiological understanding of how our athletes push themselves to the highest level of achievement
• Athlete Assistance
  The Excellence Fund supports Canadian Olympians by providing direct financial assistance to athletes based on earned performance and the demonstrated capacity to earn podium results at Olympic Games.
• Coaching
  The Excellence Fund supports Canadian coaches. Coaching is a critical element of athlete performance and success. The fund will play a vital role in attracting and retaining the best coaches in the world, and support additional education and mentoring programs.
• Sport Centres
  The Excellence Fund supports Canadian Olympic training facilities. The fund will directly benefit Canada's six regional sport centres for the purchase of essential training and testing equipment ensuring Canadian athletes access to world class training equipment and facilities.