Charanza Wins Junior Olympic Gold

On July 8, 15-year-old Flatonia in-coming sophomore Zachary Charanza competed at the 2022 West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games in Las Vegas, Nevada. Zach won a gold medal in discus and bronze medals in shot put and javelin competing in the 15-16 year old division. Zachary just started throwing javelin in May of this year. Zachary also qualified in all three events to compete in the Junior Olympic Games scheduled for Aug. 1-3 at Aggie Stadium on the campus of North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro. The AAU Junior Olympic Games are known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. “There’s nothing junior about it” has become the theme of the AAU Junior Olympic Games while growing to over 16,000 participants in over 20 sports. The Games popularity has exploded to now represent all 50 states and several United States territories.