Forsyth County Parks Announces Future Olympians Track Competition

From Forsyth County:

FORSYTH COUNTY - Forsyth County Parks & Recreation will host the 2016 Future Olympians Track Competition on Sunday, October 23. The Future Olympians Track Competition is for girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The annual event will be held at the track at Forsyth Central High School, with registration at noon and the event beginning at 1 p.m. The fee is $5 per child.

“The Future Olympians Track Competition is always an afternoon of fun for our county’s elementary school students,” said Parks & Recreation Director Jim Pryor. “This year’s competitions will include the long jump, softball throw and various running events.”

Participants team up with their schoolmates to compete against other schools to determine the “2016 Forsyth County Elementary School Track Champion.”

At the event, medals are presented to those individuals placing first, second and third in each event. Plaques are presented to the schools placing first, second and third in overall points and a plaque is also presented to the school with the most participants. T-shirts will be given to the first 500 registrants.

Forsyth Central High School is located at 520 Tribble Gap Road in Cumming. For more information about the Future Olympians Track Competition, call Forsyth County Parks & Recreation at (770) 886-4088.

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