The Dartmouth-New Bedford sports rivalry made its way to the scouting world for the annual Cub Scout Olympics on June 3.

During the competition in New Bedford, scouts competed in six events, taken from the real Olympics but modified to better suit a younger crop of athletes. Events included a javelin throw, 50-yard dash, shot put, long jump, a ball toss, and an obstacle course.

“They really learn how to compete in these games,” said Bob Brisson, who chairs the committee that plans the event. “We do everything that the [International Olympic Committee] does using their rules, but I do have to compromise a little bit because it’s not adults competing.”

This year was the 30th year of the event. It was originally started by a Cub Scout group which is no longer active, and continued every year as an annual tradition for South Coast Cub Scout packs, Brisson said.

Although in past years the event attracts a large number of Cub Scouts, this year only members of Pack 24 from New Bedford and Pack 74 of Dartmouth competed.

For eight-year-old Liam Reilly, the highlight of the day was the obstacle course. It included jumps, paths that required crawling though, and balance beams.

“I did have trouble with the rope jump,” he added.