NYRRF Youth Jamboree –
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 Wesley, a 17-year-old senior at LaGuardia High School, sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony. |
 NYRRF executive director Cliff Sperber (right) hands out team t-shirts to City Council members John Liu, 20th District (left) and Eric Gioia, 26th District. |
 Gioia and Liu, with two of their teammates, members of the Harlem Gazelles, get ready for the Politicians Invitational Relay, one of the highlights of the afternoon. |
 Several young participants relax with a member of the New York City Fire Department, who was handing out safety information. |
 Melissa Pflugh of the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian talks about health and nutrition to Briayanna and Shenece, both age 9, from Woodside Elementary School. |
 The start of the 55-meter dash, boys age 13 – 15. Each event had multiple heats to accommodate the runners. |
 Teamwork in action in one of the relay races. |
 Isis, age 9, from the Metropolis Track Team, soars in the long jump. |
 Runners cheer with excitement while watching their teammates from the sidelines. |
 A runner concentrates hard in the relay race. |
 Participants in one of the afternoon races. A total of nearly 2,000 kids took part in the Jamboree. |
 Moving toward the finish line! |
 The start of the 400-meter run. Six boys, ages 11 and 12, compete in each race. |
 A runner from the St. Andrews track team heads toward the finish. |
 A relay runner circles the track with speed. |
 Perhaps she’ll be running in the 55-meter dash for 4-year-olds in a couple of years! |
 Zainab from P.S. 260, Rebecca from P.S. 150, and Rebecca from St. Andrews take a break between races! |
 And the winner is! |
 Kaia from P.S. 30, is a first-place blue-ribbon winner and part of the Novas team. |
 Shanice proudly displays her ribbon. |
