Oakland track team qualifies for Junior Olympics

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OAKLAND, Calif. - East Oakland Track Group, Inc., a nonprofit, has 12 athletes qualified for the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics in Savannah, Georgia and two qualify for the AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas.

Multiple kids in their program are highly ranked in their respective meets. The organization is raising funds so every athlete can make the trip and represent our city with pride.

They currently have a GoFundMe set up for $10,000 so they can provide travel, housing, transportation, and food for their athletes. Currently, they can only support with housing, which is around $6,500.

The program believes this is a big deal for the city of Oakland since they have athletes representing on big stages across the country.

The Junior Olympics will be on July and July 26.

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