USATF.org reports that on December 13th the “USATF Virginia Association, Hanover County Parks & Recreation, the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Sports Backers (Richmond Region Sports Commission) played host to the event that featured nearly 2,000 age-group youth athletes from around the country. The Junior Olympics were contested over the challenging landscape of Pole Green Park, which consists of a 232-acre area in Hanover County. Temperatures on Saturday hovered in the mid-40s, with light winds.
On Saturday, athletes aged 8 to 18 battled it out for boys’ and girls’ titles in five age divisions. The USATF Junior Olympic program age divisions are bantam (10 and under) racing over 3 kilometers; midget (11-12) racing 3 km; youth (13-14) racing 4 km; intermediate (15-16) racing 5 km; and young men/women (17-18) racing 5 km”. Read the rest of the wrap up here
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