Iowa Games in Full Swing

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14 Sports in 8 Communities

AMES, Iowa – This weekend the 2013 Summer Iowa Games powered by the Iowa Food & Family Project will begin the first of three weekends of competitions. This weekend will feature over 2,300 athletes competing in 15 sports held in 8 Iowa communities.

Ames Events:

Billiards

Cycling – Gravel Grinder

Cycling – Tour Ride

Handball

Midnight Madness Road Race

Mountain Biking

Ultimate Frisbee

Other Events:

3D Archery (Lake Red Rock, Pella)

BMX Racing (Cheyenne Park, Cedar Rapids)

Electronic Darts (Spare Time Lanes, Jefferson)

Equestrian (Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center, Cumming)

Golf – Par 3 (Jester Park Golf Course, Granger)

Grandview Women’s Basketball League (Des Moines)

Triathlon (Easter Lake, Des Moines)

Wheelchair Basketball (First Family Church, Ankeny)

On-site registration is available for these sports this weekend:  3D Archery, BMX Racing, Cycling – Gravel Grinder, Cycling – Tour Ride, Handball, Midnight Madness Road Race, Mountain Biking and Wheelchair Basketball.  For complete details on on-site registration visit the sport webpage at www.iowagames.org.

The 2013 Summer Iowa Games will hold competitions in 58 sports, featuring more than 15,000 athletes from all of Iowa’s 99 counties. As Iowa’s premier Olympic-style sports festival, the Games will be held in 19 Iowa communities throughout the summer.

The majority of competitions take place July 13-14, July 18-21 and July 26-28, with a few sports being held in June.  New sports added to this year’s docket include a Drive, Chip and Putt contest and Zumba Fitness®.  Returning to the Games are the sports of Electronic Darts, Hapkido and Rowing.  With the addition of Zumba, the Games now has sports from A to Z, for athletes of all ages and abilities.

For more information about the 2013 Summer Iowa Games, visitwww.iowagames.org.