7,000 athletes to descend on Springs for State Games
The annual Rocky Mountain State Games, featuring amateur athletes of every age and skill level, kicks into high gear July 20 with basketball competitions at Cheyenne Mountain and Manitou Springs high schools. The first weekend includes eight sports and jump starts the first half of the annual Games. The event, which runs over two weekends, [...]
More than 7,000 athletes and their families are expected to descend on the Springs this summer for a two-weekend long sporting event that could provide an economic boost to the Springs. In addition to bringing in fans to local hotels and restaurants, this year’s Rocky Mountain State Games will challenge fans to break a Guinness World [...]
Continue reading …Registration is open for the 2012 Rocky Mountain State Games, which is expected to attract 7,000 athletes to Colorado Springs this summer. Colorado amateur athletes of all ages and skill levels, including physically disabled, visually impaired and Paralympic athletes, can register now to compete in the multi-sport festival. In 2011, the event was expected to [...]
Continue reading …Junior and senior athletes from across the country will be in Colorado Springs this weekend for the historic 99th USA Pentathlon National Championships Aug.13-14 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. The athletes are competing in fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping and combined shooting and running, for national titles and a chance to represent Team USA at [...]
Continue reading …Amateur athletes in Colorado can now register for the 2011 Rocky Mountain State Games. The games will be held July 22 – 24 and July 29 to 31, in Colorado Springs. The competition is the state’s largest multi-sport event, offering 33 sports for competitors. The event typically draws thousands of competitors and spectators to the region, making [...]
Continue reading …Organizers of the 2010 Rocky Mountain State Games appear to be pulling out all the stops, adding Olympic gold medalists, a celebrity appearance and contestants from “America’s Got Talent” to next weekend’s three-day competition. The opening ceremony Opening Ceremony, which includes the parade of athletes and official torch ceremony, kicks off at 7 p.m. July [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs resident and Olympic bobsled gold medalist, Steve Holcomb, has been chosen to light the torch for the 2010 Rocky Mountain State Games on July 30 at the Colorado Springs World Arena. In Vancouver earlier this year, Holcomb piloted a four-man bobsled to win the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in that sport in 62 [...]
Continue reading …Registration for the 2010 Rocky Mountain State Games, scheduled for July 30 – Aug. 1, has opened, and a calendar of 2010 amateur athletic events has been released. The event will once again be hosted in Colorado Springs by the Sports Corp. More than 8,000 people are expected to participate, said Colorado Springs Sports Corp. spokesman [...]
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