State Games of America

State Games of America
AbbreviationSGA
First event1999
Occur everyBiennial
Website[1]

The State Games of America is a biennial amateur multi-sport event held in North America. It is organized by the National Congress of State Games.[1] Athletes qualify for the Games by earning a medal in their respective State Games in the previous two years.[2] Typically, over 12,000 athletes compete in the Games each time they are held.[3]

  1. ^ 2011 State Games of America, archived from the original on 2011-08-11, retrieved 2011-08-04
  2. ^ Collins, Dan, "State Games celebrating 25 years in North Carolina", Winston-Salem Journal, retrieved 2011-08-04
  3. ^ "Colorado Springs lands state games again", Associated Press, 2006, retrieved 2019-01-04