CEO Carl Ehrlich says the kids are competing in the first time the junior Olympics has had flag football. MCLEAN, Va. — Seventy young athletes from the DMV are heading to Houston, Texas, this week to compete on a national stage in one of the fastest-growing sports in the country: flag football.

Twelve young athletes from East Oakland have qualified to compete in the 2025 USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Georgia. The athletes trained under East Oakland Track Gems,

Brother-sister track duo qualify for Junior Olympics in first year, family seeks community help to make trip possible.

The news of the Winter Games coming to Salt Lake City in 2034 was huge for young Utah athletes with Olympic dreams on their mind.

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee changed its eligibility rules on Monday to comply with President Trump’s executive order on the issue, taking the decision away from national governing bodies for each sport.

The US Region 6 Junior Olympics are underway in the Capital City and young athletes from all over the Southeast are competing. The Heptathlon and Decathlon athletes from various age groups 18 ...

Upstate youth athletes learn from Olympic team members and celebrate their recent wins. A group of Simpsonville athletes had the opportunity to train with Olympic athletes before they headed to Paris.

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Teachers, caregivers, and others were all there to cheer on the athletes. WATCH: 2022 Special Olympics USA Games underway in Orlando. This event was a special opportunity for young kids who don ...

The first Youth Olympic Games were held in 2010 under the leadership of then-IOC President Jacques Rogge, who had pushed for the event in 2007, believing that interest in sports among young people ...