from lincoln, neb northbourasknebras. i will now recognize ranking member jan from illinois. >> thank you. this is a very important hearing on improving sports safety. i look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses on both panels about the perspectives, experiences, and proposals about how to make sports safer for everyone from children to professional athletesx athletes are continually becoming bigger and faster and stronger and despite some efforts to make sports safer must work remains. hundreds of thousands of sports related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the united states. sports are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury among people age 15 to 24 years old. second only to motor vehicle accidents. he. >>> we will here hear from high school athlete. his story should serve as a reminder that uj you sports injuries can have devastating and lasting consequences. we will also hear on this panel from an olympic champion forced out of her career after a traumatic brain injury almost four years.

from lincoln, neb northbourasknebras. i will now recognize ranking member jan from illinois. >> thank you. this is a very important hearing on improving sports safety. i look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses on both panels about the perspectives, experiences, and proposals about how to make sports safer for everyone from children to professional athletesx athletes are continually becoming bigger and faster and stronger and despite some efforts to make sports safer must work remains. hundreds of thousands of sports related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the united states. sports are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury among people age 15 to 24 years old. second only to motor vehicle accidents. he. >>> we will here hear from high school athlete. his story should serve as a reminder that uj you sports injuries can have devastating and lasting consequences. we will also hear on this panel from an olympic champion forced out of her career after a traumatic brain injury almost four years.