Since 2002, IMA has been
in partnership
with the United States Air Force to promote physical education through
sports and programs designed to promote self-esteem, goal setting, and
life skills to the youth at various Air Force bases
throughout the world. The facilitators of the program, titled the
Olympic Youth Sports Program, are Olympians and
outstanding youth workers throughout the United States:
- Tom Farrell, bronze
medalist, 800 meters
- Kevin Young, gold
medalist, world record holder, 400 meter hurdles
- Edwin Roberts,
bronze medalist, 200 meters
- Ron Freeman, bronze
medalist, 400 meters
- Ernest Barrett,
Olympian, 800 meters
Photos of some of the
program activities and participants are from RAF Alconberry in England, R.A.F.
Lakenheath in England, and Spangdahlem A.F.B. in Germany. Other bases where IMA
has conducted the program are in Turkey and Italy.
Click on the bases listed
below to see photos of the participants and some of the activities.
Alconbury
Lakenheath
Spangdahlem
