Called for ending racial discrimination in sports leadership and coaching.

• A. NCAA
• B. Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR)
• C. IOC
• D. NBA

Answer: (B)

In the late 1960s, athletes and activists framed sport as a arena where racial inequality could be challenged, not just in who wins medals but in who gets to lead and coach. The organization that explicitly called for ending racial discrimination in sports leadership and coaching was the Olympic Project for Human Rights. It was formed to push the Olympic movement to open up leadership and administrative roles to Black athletes and leaders, challenging the structures that kept Black people out of coaching and top positions within sport. This focus on governance and opportunity in addition to participation is what makes OPHR the best fit for the description.

The other options represent different kinds of entities. The NCAA governs college athletics but isn’t known for a public campaign centered on reforming leadership access for Black coaches and administrators. The IOC is the global governing body for the Olympics and was the target of OPHR’s critique, but it isn’t the activist group that originated the call. The NBA is a professional league with its own internal policies, not the movement described in the prompt.