State Games of North Carolina

State Games of North Carolina

The State Games of North Carolina is an Olympic-style competition for residents of North Carolina, and a member of the State Games of America. The goal of the state games is to promote fitness, sportsmanship, and a drug-free environment to North Carolinians.

The State Games are open to anyone from North Carolina, regardless of age, or physical ability.

The 18th edition of the State Games had over 12,000 participants and 1,000 volunteers representing 95 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

Many famous athletes have taken part in the games including Roy Lassiter, Julius Peppers, Rashad McCants, Chris Paul, and others.

State Games of NC Sports (for 2006)

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Bowling
* Three disciplines of Cycling
* Disc Golf
* Figure Skating
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Ice Hockey
* Karate
* Lacrosse
* Four disciplines of Shooting
* Soccer
* Roller Hockey
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Volleyball (Sand and Grass court)
* Water skiing
* Wrestling (both freestyle and folkstyle)

Host Cities

* 2006: Cary, Wake County
* 2007: Greensboro, Guilford County

External links

* [http://www.ncsports.org/sgmain.php State Games of North Carolina]
* [http://www.ncsports.org/index.php North Carolina Amateur Sports]


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