'American Ninja Warrior Junior' Contestants, 9 and 10, Go Head-to-Head in Nail-Biting Race

Saturday’sAmerican Ninja Warrior Juniorfeatures one of the fiercest battles in the history of the competition — and PEOPLE has the exclusive first look!

The Universal Kids show, which takes the formula from the hit NBC sports entertainment competition series and adapts it for a younger generation, will see Payton Myler, 9 and Luke Sarion, 10, face off against one another for a qualifying race in the 9/10-year-old age bracket.

Watch the clip above to see it all go down.

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American Ninja Warrior Juniorpremiered in October. The adult show’s hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila reprise their roles as emcees, with Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez joining as a co-host.

In the series, nearly 200 Junior Ninjas from across the U.S. compete in three age brackets: 9/10, 11/12, and 13/14-year-olds. Three final winners — one per age bracket — claim the “American Ninja Warrior Junior” champion title.

All-Star Ninja Mentors Kevin Bull, Drew Drechsel, Natalie Duran, Meagan Martin, Najee Richardson, and Barclay Stockett also return, to help mentor the kids.

American Ninja Warrior Juniorairs Saturday (7 p.m. ET) on Universal Kids.

source: people.com