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State Games of America
Abbreviation	SGA
First event	1999
Occur every	Biennial
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]

History

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Year	Host City
1999	St. Louis, Missouri
2001	St. Louis, Missouri
2003	Hartford, Connecticut
2005	Colorado Springs, Colorado
2007	Colorado Springs, Colorado
2009	Colorado Springs, Colorado^[4]
2011	San Diego, California
2013	Hershey, Pennsylvania^[5]
2015	Lincoln, Nebraska^[6]
2017	Grand Rapids, Michigan^[7]
2019	Lynchburg, Virginia
2022	Ames, Iowa
2024	San Diego, California
2026	State College, Pennsylvania^[8]

Sports contested

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In 2011, athletes participated in 24 different sports in San Diego, California:^[9]

References

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^ 2011 State Games of America, archived from the original on 2011-08-11, retrieved 2011-08-04
^ Collins, Dan, "State Games celebrating 25 years in North Carolina", Winston-Salem Journal, retrieved 2011-08-04
^ "Colorado Springs lands state games again", Associated Press, 2006, retrieved 2019-01-04
^ State Games of America, 2011, archived from the original on 2011-07-30, retrieved 2011-08-04
^ "State Games of America", Alabama Sports Festival, archived from the original on 2012-03-14, retrieved 2011-08-04
^ State Games of America, 2015, retrieved 2014-06-15
^ On the 2017 State Games of America website, click on "Sport Listing." Retrieved 2016-10-23.
^ Shaw, Justin (2024-07-10). "State College to Host 2026 State Games of America". SportsTravel. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
^ National Congress of State Games (2011), State Games of America, archived from the original on 2011-07-28, retrieved 2011-08-04

External links

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National Congress of State Games: State Games of America Member Games

¹ Defunct

Multi-sport events

Global
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Professions	International Army Games Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Air Games World Firefighters Games World Police and Fire Games
Youth and students	FISU World University Games (Universiade) World School Sport Games (Gymnasiade) International Youth Green Games International Children's Games SELL Student Games World Interuniversity Games Commonwealth Youth Games CPLP Games University International Sports Festival
Intercommunity	Arab Games BRICS Games Commonwealth Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Highland games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusofonia Games Maccabiah Games Pan-Armenian Games World Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Polonia Games
Other	CSIT World Sports Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad UCI Cycling World Championships World Beach Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games World Mind Games World Nomad Games World Skate Games World Urban Games X Games

Regional
Africa	African Games African Para Games African Youth Games All-Africa University Games West African University Games
Americas	Pan American Pan American Games Parapan American Games Junior Pan American Games Americas Masters Games Central American and the Caribbean Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Latin American ALBA Games Bolivarian Games North American CANUSA Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames South American South American Games South American Beach Games South American University Games South American Youth Games Caribbean Caribbean Games
Asia	Pan Asian Asian Games Summer Winter Asian Para Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Asian SEA Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN Para Games Central Asian Games East Asian Youth Games South Asian Games West Asian Games¹
Europe	Black Sea Games¹ European Games European Masters Games European Championships European Para Championships European Para Youth Games European Youth Olympic Festival EuroGames European Universities Championships European Universities Games Games of the Small States of Europe International Erasmus Games
Oceania	Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games Arafura Games
Intercontinental	Arab Games Arctic Winter Games Asia Pacific Deaf Games Asia Pacific Masters Games Isles Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Jeux des îles Mediterranean Games

National

Americas

Canada British Columbia Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games
NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina Lakota Nation Texas Wisconsin

Asia

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Historical¹
Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)	Tailteann Games (ancient) Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics
Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads Spartakiad
Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Baltic Sea Games Black Sea Games Central African Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Championship Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR Tailteann Games (modern) West African Games Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games IWAS World Games Cerebral Palsy Games South African Games North Dakota Netherlands Spartakiad of Albania Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR youth

Winter sports
International	Olympics Paralympics Winter University Games FIS Games Nordic Games¹ Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games Winter World Masters Games
Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe Russian–Chinese Winter Youth Games

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