Sunshine State Games

June 10, 2011 - June 13, 2011 @ Alachua County in , FL

Hosted by Florida Sports Foundation Official Meet Web Site

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About Florida's Sunshine State Games

The history behind Florida's Olympic-style Sports Festival

In 1980, the State of Florida created the Sunshine State Games to provide Floridaï¿½s citizens an Olympic-style sports festival they can call their own. The Sunshine State Games is the nationï¿½s second oldest State Games and is Floridaï¿½s largest and longest standing multi-sport festival. The mission of the Games is to provide quality competition for Floridaï¿½s amateur athletes of all ages and skill levels. Whether you have Olympic aspirations or are a weekend warrior, there is a place in the Sunshine State Games for you!

The Sunshine State Games are conducted under the auspices of the Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of the State of Florida. Most competitions are sanctioned or recognized by the Olympic Governing Body for that sport and some serve as Governing Body State Championships or national qualifiers. Over 30 different sports are offered from February ï¿½ July each year.

The Florida Sports Foundation is a member of the National Congress of State Games, a member organization consisting of 32 State Games programs from throughout the nation. The Sunshine State Games serves as a qualifier for the State Games of America held every odd numbered year. In even numbered years, the Sunshine State Games serves as a qualifier for the Southeast Sports Festival, a regional championships with athletes participating from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Mississippi.