Empire State Games
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The Empire State Games are a multi-sport amateur athletic competition held in New York State, modeled after the Olympic Games and featuring athletes from across its regions.
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amateur sports competition
ⓘ
multi-sport event ⓘ state games ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | amateur ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy |
Hugh L. Carey
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Governor Hugh Carey
|
| fundingSource |
New York State budget
ⓘ
corporate sponsorships ⓘ participant fees ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Disabled division
ⓘ
Masters division ⓘ Open division ⓘ Scholastic division ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
medal awards
ⓘ
multiple sports venues ⓘ opening ceremony ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| modeledAfter | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| notableAlumni |
Abby Wambach
ⓘ
Alonzo Mourning ⓘ Jeff Van Gundy ⓘ Mike Tyson ⓘ Sue Bird ⓘ |
| organizer |
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
ⓘ
Government of the State of New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State government
|
| participants | athletes from New York State ⓘ |
| participantType |
adult amateur athletes
ⓘ
youth athletes ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote amateur athletics in New York State
ⓘ
provide Olympic-style competition experience ⓘ |
| region |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack
Central ⓘ Finger Lakes ⓘ Hudson Valley ⓘ Long Island ⓘ New York City ⓘ Western ⓘ Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Western Adirondack
|
| regionCoverage | multiple regions of New York State ⓘ |
| scope | statewide ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | regional qualifying tournaments ⓘ |
| sportsIncluded |
archery
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ canoe and kayak ⓘ cycling ⓘ equestrian ⓘ fencing ⓘ field hockey ⓘ figure skating ⓘ golf ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ judo ⓘ karate ⓘ lacrosse ⓘ rowing ⓘ soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ speed skating ⓘ swimming ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ triathlon ⓘ volleyball ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| sportsType | multi-sport ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | summer ⓘ |
| website | https://www.empirestategames.org/ ⓘ |
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