Show-Me State Games

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The Show-Me State Games are an olympic-style competition for amateur athletes in the U.S. state of Missouri, held in Cosmo Park[1] in the city of Columbia. The games are the largest state games in the United States[2] with 28,000 people competing annually.[2] The games are a member of the National Congress of State Games and the United States Olympic Committee. The name derives from the state's official nickname, the "Show-Me State."[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area. City of Columbia. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
  2. ^ a b Show-Me STATE GAMES To Host Regional Competition in 2008!. Show-Me State Games. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
  3. ^ Missouri Secretary of State - State Archives - Origin of "Show Me" slogan

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