State Games of America

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
State Games of America

Type
regional

Location
North America

Disabled
No

Conducted
Once in 2 years

Gender
Both

Trivia

Colorado Springs has hosted the "State Games of America" event 3 times (2005, 2007, 2009).
More than 12,000 athletes compete in various sports of the State Games of America each time they are held.

The State Games of America is an Olympic-style multi-sport event which is held in North America. The event is organized in accordance with the guidelines issued by the executive committee of National Congress of the State Games, a non-profit organization in North America who is also part of the United States Olympic Committee. The first event was organized in the year 1999 at St. Louis. Since then it has been hosted after a gap of every two years in the odd number year.

Competition Format

The most significant eligibility criteria for participating in the State Games of America is to earn a medal (gold, silver, bronze) in their respective State Games, held during the preceding two years.
There are currently 30 member states organizing statewide sports festivals well-known as State Games across North America. Some of the State Games are Bay State Games, Empire State Games, Keystone State Games, Georgia State Games organized by different States of North America.
Any athlete who qualifies in any event within a particular sport will become eligible to participate in all related events in the sport. For Example, a Track & Field athlete who qualifies in one event in Track & Field would be eligible to participate in as many events within Track & Field as per his/her choice.