Show-Me State Games

Sponsoring the Cigs Race & Health Fair
April 7, 2007

The Show-Me STATE GAMES (SMSG), an Olympic-style sports festival, is a non-profit organization devoted to inspiring all Missourians of every age and skill level to stay physically active.

New sports have been added to the 23rd Annual Show-Me STATE GAMES for 2007, including lacrosse, cheerleading and darts. These sports and over 40 others offered in the Show-Me STATE GAMES should ensure once again that we indeed have the largest State Games in the nation, a title that all Missourians can be proud of. The GAMES will be held July 20-22, 27-29, and August 3-5 in Columbia. Ice hockey and paintball competitions are held in Springfield (Paintball is also held in Columbia). Opening ceremonies will be July 20th, 2007, at 7:00 PM in the Mizzou Arena.

As the GAMES have continued to grow, they are now truly a year round activity. Included among the activities hosted by the SMSG are the MFA Oil Break Time Shootout, a high school basketball shootout which features some of Missouri's finest high school basketball teams and takes place in January at Mizzou Arena; Shape Up Missouri, a wellness initiative which provides kids and adults an opportunity to lose weight and get fit, which is held from January 22-April 16 and from September 17-November 19, 2007 ; Youth Basketball Tournament, to be held February 23-25, 2007; the Junior High Basketball Tournament from March 23-25, 2007; the Hooah! Sports Challenge at Ft. Leonard Wood from April 27-29, 2007; the Salton SMSG Benefit Golf Tournament on May 4, 2007; the Missouri State Senior Games from June 7-10; and the 3 v 3 SoccerFest to be held June 1-3 and November 17-18, 2007. This list continues to grow as the GAMES looks to add even more sports, competitors, and host cities in the years to come.

To learn more about the Show-Me State Games visit: http://www.smsg.org/