20190801 AAU Junior Olympic - Greensboro, NC (PHOTOS)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 17, 2019) – More than 15,000 participants will travel to Greensboro beginning next week for the 53rd annual AAU Junior Olympic Games, the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States.
The 11-day event, July 24 - Aug. 3, will feature 17 sports competitions, including the AAU’s marquee track and field event at the North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium, July 26 - Aug. 3. Nearly 250 AAU Track and Field national records have been shattered at the Games since 2011 with 17 records established during the 2018 Games in Des Moines, Iowa. The event has brought in each year more than $50 million in economic impact to previous host cities like Hampton Roads, Va.; New Orleans, La.; Houston, Texas; Detroit, Mich.; and Des Moines, Iowa.
Read MoreThe 11-day event, July 24 - Aug. 3, will feature 17 sports competitions, including the AAU’s marquee track and field event at the North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium, July 26 - Aug. 3. Nearly 250 AAU Track and Field national records have been shattered at the Games since 2011 with 17 records established during the 2018 Games in Des Moines, Iowa. The event has brought in each year more than $50 million in economic impact to previous host cities like Hampton Roads, Va.; New Orleans, La.; Houston, Texas; Detroit, Mich.; and Des Moines, Iowa.
