USATF National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championship kicks off at Cushing Stadium
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The USA Track & Field Junior Olympics kicked off Monday at Texas A&M University, bringing thousands of young athletes from across the nation to Aggieland.
It’s the latest major event to take over the university this summer after the George Strait concert and Mexico versus Brazil soccer match in June. Both of those events each brought in an estimated $10 million, according to the city.
With nearly 8,000 athletes, 200,000 bottles of water, and 35,000 pounds of ice, the USATF National Junior Olympics Track and Field Championship is no small event.
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