WWW Youth Relay Recap

The WWW Youth Relay kicked off on April 8, 2022 and groups all over the United States welcomed countries to the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 each day of the countdown to the kickoff of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 on July 15! During WCH Oregon22, a WWW Youth Relay display was set up in the athlete village for athletes to view all of the welcome media recieved from youth groups all over the nation welcoming them to WCH Oregon22. Thank you to all those participated in the WWW Youth Relay! 

Welcome Media Video Links

South America - here

North America, Central America, and the Caribean - view here

Europe - view here

Aftrica - view here

Asia - view here

Oceania - view here

This week we welcomed the Oceanic region of the world: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.  

Participating Groups: 

2C2W Athletics Academy, Valley Steam, NY

Alpha Crush Running Club, Rosewell, GA

Bridgewater Youth Running, Bridgewater Township, NJ

Girls on The Fun, Carmel, IN

Liga De Desarrollo De Athletismo Juvinil E Infantil De Puerto Rico (LIDAJI), Aguas Buenas, PR

Onalaska Track and Cross Country, Onalaska, WI

Runner2Runner, Portland, OR

Saint James School Track and Field, Basking Ridge, NJ

Scappoose High School Track Team, Scappoose, OR

Shipley School Gator Track and Field Club, Wayne, PA

St. Mary's School Track and Field Team, Medford, OR

St. Pius X Track, Carmel, IN

This week we welcomed the SE Asian/Asian Pacific region of the world: Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Burnei, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar.   

Participating groups: 

Bella Vista High School, Fair Oaks, CA

Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody, MA

Custer County District High School, Rosebud MT

East Linn Christian, Lebanon, OR

Jr. Highlanders Track Club, West Milford, NJ

Marin Waves Track and Field Club, San Rafael, CA

Marsh Valley Eagles Track and Field, Arimo, ID

Susan B Anthony Elementary School, Fair Oaks, CA

Washington School for The Deaf, Vancouver, WA

Weed High School XC/Track and Field, Weed, CA

This week we welcomed the East Asian/South Asian region of the world: China, Mongolia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Macao, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. 

Participating groups: 

Cesar Chavez Cheetahs, Eugene, OR

Centennial Blue Jays, Springfield, OR

Holy Trinity School Track and Field, Mountainside, NJ

Madras High School Track and Field, Madras, OR

Mr. Stice's Wolfpack, Eugene, OR

Legends Track Club, Petty, UT

Lincoln Youth Track and Field, Portland, OR

Theodore Judah Elementary School, Fair Oaks, CA

Willamina Track and Field, Willamina, OR

This week we welcomed the Central Asian/West Asian/Middle East region of the world: Tajikistan, Kirghizistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. 

Participating Groups: 

Body In Training Track Team, Noblesville, IN

Brooks DeBartolo High School Cross Country, Lutz, FL

Bullseye Running, Columbia, MD

Crook County Track and Field, Prineville, OR

East Grand Forks Green Wave, East Grand Forks, MN

Marshfield Road Runners, Marshfield Hills, MA

Montebello Boys and Girls Track and Field, Montebello, CA

North Marion School District, Aurora, OR

This week we welcomed several more countries of the Middle East region of the world and many countries from the Eastern European region of the world: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Turkey, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Poland.

Participating Groups:

Apple Track Club, Issaquah, WA

Acadian Middle School Track and Field, Lafayette, LA

Albany Middle School Track and Field, Albany, CA

Berkley High School Track and Field, Berkley, MI

Body in Training and AthLead Indy, Noblesville, IN

Fort Wayne North Side High School Girls Track, Fort Wayne, IN

Igor Velichko's Sport Club, Everett, WA

Kelleys Island Running Club, Kelleys Island, OH

La Grande Middle School Track and Field, La Grande, OR

Lowel High School Girls Track and Field, Lowell, MA

Maple Elementary School, Springfield, OR

Waltham Track Club, Newton, MA

This week we welcomed several countries from the northern and central European regions of the world: Lithuania, Lativia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain & N.I, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, and Belgium.

Participating Groups:

Creswell Middle School Tigers Track, Creswell, OR

FBC High School, Eugene, OR

Forest Gove Youth Running Club, Forest Grove, OR

Jaguar Track, West Orange, NJ

Kimball Elementary School, Kimball, SD

Mesabi East Track Team, Gilbert, MN

Prospect Park Youth Running Club, Brooklyn, NY

Rose City Park School, Portland, OR 

Ridgeview Middle School, Visalia, CA

St. John Evangelist School Track Team, Attleboro, MA

Vergennes Middle School Track & Field, Vergennes, VT

This week we welcomed several countries from the southern and central European regions of the world: Portugal, Gibraltar, Italy, Monaco, San Marino, Greece, Slovak Republic, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Cyrus, and Malta 

Participating Groups: 

Desserts on the Run, Hillsboro, OR

Three Rivers Association, Pittsburgh, PA

Toad Lyfe, Charlotte, NC

Sanders Corner Elementary, Ashburn, VA

School of Saint Elizabeth Track Team, Bernardsville, NJ

Junction City High School Track and Field, Junction City, OR

Solid Rock Middle School Group/First Baptist Church of Eugene, Eugene, OR

Healthy Moves, Eugene, OR

Helman Dragons, Ashland, OR

Awbrey Park Elementary School, Eugene, OR

Central Florida Gliders Track Club, Altamonte Springs, FL

Elmira Elementary School, Elmira, OR

Clemens Primary School Physical Education, Corvallis, OR

This week we welcomed several countries from the northern and western African regions of the world: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Morocco

Participating Groups: 

ATA Track, Eugene, OR

Seeger Memorial Jr/Sr High School, West Lebanon, IN

Rain City Flyers, Seattle, WA

Track Fit Training, Montclair, NJ

Marysville Schools High School Track, Marysville, OH

Tashua Elementary School, Trumbull, CT

McKenzie River Community School, Finn Rock, OR

Athena Elementary School, Athena, OR

St. Paul Parish School, Eugene, OR

Oklahoma Jaguars Track Club, Tulsa, OK

New England Elite, Haverhill, MA

This week we welcomed several countries from the central and eastern African regions of the world: Cameroon, Chad, Rep. of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Ethiopia

Participating Groups: 

Kitsap Fliers Track and Field Club, Tacoma, WA

1st B Kids, Eugene, OR

The Inner Circle Track Club, Newberg, OR

Body in Training Track and Field Team, Noblesville, IN

Griffin Middle School Chapter of the National Junior, Olympia, WA

Powers Elementary School & Powers High School Track Team, Powers, OR

This week we welcomed several countries from the eastern and southern African regions of the world: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Eritrea, Djibouti, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique

Participating Groups: 

Sheldon Community Center After School, Eugene, OR

Amazon Distance Project, Eugene, OR

Wolfpack Youth Running Club, Draper, UT

Adams Elementary, Eugene, OR

Youth Activities Movement, Tulsa, OK

Snoqualmie Valley Track Club, North Bend, WA

This week we welcomed countries from Europe, central Africa, and South America: Andorra, Lichtenstein, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, and Peru

Participating Groups: 

Hilliard Summer Cats, Hilliard, OH

Crew22, Eugene, OR

Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, Eugene, OR

This week we welcomed countries from South America: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

Participating Groups: 

Kimball-White Lake Cross Country Team, Kimball, SD

Nittany Track and Field/XC, Bellefonte, PA

Midas Touch Track Club, Jamaica, NY

Duck Trails Youth Camps (Hyperquacktive), Eugene, OR

Duck Trails Youth Camps (Quack Attack) Eugene, OR

Duck Trails Youth Camps (Sports Academy), Eugene, OR