PREVIEW: 56th AAU Junior Olympic Games

56th AAU Junior Olympic Games
Competition Dates: July 27 - August 7
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Track Live Stream: Click here
Swimming Live Stream: Click here
Event Page
 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 25, 2022) – More than 19,000 participants will be in Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the 56^th AAU Junior Olympic Games, the largest multi-sport event for youth in the United States. More than 1,200 of those participants are from North Carolina, with more than 120 of those athletes ready to represent as Greensboro-area locals.
 
The 13-day event, July 26 - August 7, is expected to bring an estimated economic impact of $65 million. Multiple locations around the area will be used, including the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro Aquatic Center, North Carolina A&T State University, and Wake Forest University.
 
The AAU Junior Olympic Games will feature 12 different sports competitions, including AAU’s marquee track and field event at NC A&T’s Marcus T. Johnson Track in Truist Stadium, which takes place July 30 - August 6. Track and Field, the biggest sport at the Games, boasts approximately 14,000 participants.
 
“We’re very excited to bring the AAU Junior Olympic Games back to Greensboro,” said Jennings “Rusty” Buchanan, AAU President & CEO. “This event is the pinnacle of the AAU season and has become the crown jewel of youth sports, but we couldn’t achieve that success without the incredible cities that host the games with the AAU.”
 
Since its beginning in 1967 in Washington, D.C., the AAU Junior Olympic Games have been conducted in 19 states and 30 cities across the United States. As one of the premier events in the nation, youth athletes have used the event as a starting point for successful professional careers, on and off the playing surface. This is the second time Greensboro has hosted the event, the first time being in 2019.
 
Notable AAU Junior Olympics alumni include: Sydney McLaughlin (Track and Field), Carl Lewis (Track and Field), Hailey Hernandez (Diving), Kevin Durant (Basketball), A'ja Wilson (Basketball), John John Florence (Surfing), and Erriyon Knighton (Track and Field).
 
Event Schedule:
(All events at Greensboro Coliseum Complex unless otherwise noted.)
 
Trampoline and Tumbling – July 27-29
Wrestling – July 27-31
Baton Twirling – July 28-30
Karate – July 28-29
Sport Stacking – July 28-30
Swimming, Greensboro Aquatic Center – July 28-31
Taekwondo – July 30-Aug. 3
Track & Field, NC A&T State University – July 30-Aug. 6
Jump Rope – July 31-Aug. 3
Basketball – July 31-Aug. 7
Fencing – Aug. 1-3
Field Hockey, Wake Forest University – Aug. 1-4
 
Visit www.aaujrogames.org for more information about the AAU Junior Olympic Games.