The Alabama Sports Festival was founded in 1982 at the request of the

United States Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...

and is a member of the

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. The Summer Games, an effort of the Alabama Sports Festival, Inc., is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, providing opportunities to compete in Olympic-style games.

Sports

In 2010, competition was held in the following sports: * Archery/Bow-hunting * Baseball * Basketball * Bowling * Cycling * Disc golf * Diving *

Flag football Flag football is a variant of American football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a down. The sport has a strong amateur following ...

* Football 7 on 7 * Gymnastics * Lacrosse * Shooting Sports * Soccer * Softball * Swimming *

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* Track and field * Triathlon * Volleyball

References

* Crenshaw, Jr, Solomon (June 20, 2008) "Let the games begin: Alabama Sports Festival with venue map and more." ''Birmingham News''

External links

Alabama Sports Festival
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