What are the Junior Olympics?

The Junior Olympics are an annual event organized by the amateur athletic Union of the United States (AUA). Unlike the Olympic Games, the junior version is open only to US competitors and held in American cities. Since 1967, the competition gave young athletes a chance to perform on the national scene, against the best competitors in the country. AUA, which he created almost two decades before, was originally working on creating national matches for athletes and field athletes. With the help of corporate sponsorship, the national competition quickly expanded to include sports outside the track and field discipline discipline, including swimming, gymnastics and other important sports events. Until 2011, the competition boasts a tournament in 24 different sports and increased the participation of 523 athletes in 1967 to 13,167 competitors in 2007.ULAR with youth, including several dance divisions such as cheerleader, clogging and drill. In addition to standard youth sports such as swimming, beach volleyball and martial arts, the competition also includes N.Eobty categories such as a jump rope and a baton spin. The Junior Olympic Games, which were to be dismissed on a wide range of young people, break down many competitions according to age range, while some competitors aged 5 or old, as is allowed in certain disciplines.

The competition has been held in more than 20 American cities since its foundation, most often returning to Tennessee, host 6 games. Since 2001, the strong support of five cities leads to a rotating placement schedule to continue the foreseeable future. Knoxville, Detroit, Des Moines, New Orleans and Hampton Roads will alternate games between them, at least until 2011.

Each discipline has specific input requirements, but many require participation in preliminary events approved by AUA. Some lower -age divisions only require athlete to be in good condition with AUA while others accept the highest qualifiers in whatKoli field. Web Aau, www.aaujrogames.org, is an excellent source of information about instructions for participation and assumptions.

At a time when the degree of obesity and diabetes rise throughout the United States, the love of physical activity in children cannot be installed. AAU uses the Junior Olympics as a means to promote physical fitness between youth and teaching the principles of good sporting behavior. This good program can be the beginning of a sports career for every growing young athlete and can deserve to thank their work in supporting a healthy exercise, friendly competitions and welcome athletes from a variety of sports and background.