Honda leaders visit Ohio to announce major Olympic partnership
'I'm thrilled to announce Honda as the official automotive partner of the U.S. official Olympic and Paralympic teams,' said Toshihiro Mibe, Honda CEO.
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The announcement was shared just across the road from Honda's first American manufacturing plant, constructed in 1979. Leaders said it was only natural to celebrate the announcement in Marysville.
'We have the Honda footprint across the U.S.,' said Monica Oliverio, American Honda General Administration vice president. 'We would like to try and promote that partnership and that presence.'
This partnership means Honda will be providing nearly all of the ground transportation options for the events, including for the athletes.
'It's so exciting to be a part of this moment,' said Oliverio. 'We're hoping to take advantage of this three-year journey to the Olympics themselves.'
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2 NEWS spoke with an Olympic athlete from the Miami Valley, Annette Echikunwoke, who won a silver medal in 2024.
'I'm excited to see what the next three years look like, leading up to LA 28,' said Annette Echikunwoke, an Olympic silver medalist for hammer throw. 'It's super, super cool to see what Honda's going to do in here with it.'
Born and raised in Pickerington, Ohio, Echikunwoke is now back home for a full circle moment in helping announce the partnership.
'Being so close to home, being near Columbus, like it's super exciting to be here for the event.' said Echikunwoke. 'I always say, I feel like Ohio has really cool people and really bolsters their people well.'
Echikunwoke says she's working hard to once again make the Olympic team in 2028.
'Upgrading the silver to a gold, that's the biggest thing for sure,' said Echikunwoke.
While it's unclear how this new announcement will affect Honda associates here in the Miami Valley, Oliverio says there are still a lot of unknowns, but more information will be coming on how we could see those effects stretching from LA to Ohio.
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