West Louisville athletes asking community to help get them to Junior Olympics in Houston
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Updated: 11:37 PM EDT Jul 6, 2021
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Updated: 11:37 PM EDT Jul 6, 2021
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THEM. 40211 MAN IN WEST LOUISVILLE. THERE’S A LOT OF PRIDE PASSION AND PERSISTENCE GOING TO THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS. THIS IS SOME OF THE BASE A18ND UNDER ATHLETES, YOU KNOW IN THE NATION, SO IT’S AEA RL HONOR TO BEBL AE TO GO AND COMPETE ON THIS HIGH LEVEL, YOU KNOW. THESE YOUNG ATHLETES HAVE WORKED HARD INEGIONA RL RACES TO QUALIFY FOR THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS IN HOUSTON AND HONOR THAT KINDLE DUNCAN DOESN’T TAKE FOR GRANTED. THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE FLOOR PLAN F IORF YOU WANT TO GO PRO AND TRY TO GO MAKE IT TO THE OLYMPICS. SO IT’S A REAL HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WORK JUNIOR OLYMPIAN LIKE ON MY BACK. AND FOR A LOT OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THIS IS AN ESCAPE FROM SOME OF THE HARSH REALITIES THAT SURROUND THEM BIF MFEANS A LOT. THIS IS THEIR MEAL TICKET. THIS IS THE WAY OUT AND THE PARENTS COME AND SUPPORT THESE KIDS. THEY DON’T HAVE TO WOR ABORYUT WHERE THEIRID KS ARE BECAUSE THEY’RE HERE. THEY’RE TOO TIRED TO DO ANYTHING WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE TO DO SOMETHING CRAZY AND IT’S GOING TO TAKE A GREATER PERCENT OF MONEY TO HELP SEND A LOT OF THESE ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN TEXAS AS SOME JUST CAN’T AFFORD TO MAKE THE TRIP TO FULFILL A YOUNG EADRM FILLED WITH SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY SOME TEAMMATES THAT I KNOW THAT STILL WANT SOME LOOKS LIKE OTHER COLLEGESND A THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THIS IS THIS MIGHT BE THEIR LAST RACE ER.EV SO YOU NEVER KNOW. WE JUST DON’T GET THE LIGHT SHOWN ON THOSE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SO FOCUSED ON THE NEGATIVE. I THINK WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THE POSITIVE AND LOOKING AT ALL THESE GREAT YOUNG ATHLETES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THESE LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS GREAT THINGSITH WGREAT PRIDE. JUST NEEDING A LITTLE HELP TO MAKE THEIR CITY PROUD PEOPLE ARE TAKING PRIDE IN THESE YOUNG KIDS. THEY WE HAVE KIDS WHO JUST NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE STATE OF, KENTUCKY. YOU IMAGINE THAT AND THEY GO ON. ALL OF MY FEET ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE FUTURE OLYMPIA ANSRE RIGHT HERE ON THIS TEAM. OKAY. NOW THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS OPENS, JULY 28TH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP THESE ATHLETES RAISE MONEY SO THEY CAN ATTEN WDE HAVE A LINK TO THEIR DONATION OF FUN INSIDE OF THIS STORY ON OUR WLKY MOBILE APP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE WE’RE LIV

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