National Congress of State Games
{{short description|American nonprofit sports organization}}
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|name = National Congress of State Games
|abbrev = NCSG
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|sport = Multiple sports
|category = Amateur
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|jurisdiction = United States
|founded = {{Start date|1988}}[http://www2.guidestar.org/ReportNonProfit.aspx?ein=04-2957188 Guidestar Info on NCSG]
|aff = United States Olympic Committee
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|location =Grand Rapids, Michigan
|president = Eric Engelbarts [http://www.stategames.org/Contact_Us.html NCSG Contact Us page]
|vicepresident = Kevin Cummings [http://www.stategames.org/Contact_Us.html NCSG Contact Us page]
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The National Congress of State Games is an American nonprofit sports association, consisting of 27 full members divided into three regions. As of 2023, NCSG members run 26 Summer Games and a number of winter games The NCSG is part of the United States Olympic Committee and organizes the State Games of America, an Olympic-style multi-sport event in which athletes who have won a medal in their home state's Games are eligible to compete.[http://www.stategames.org/About_Us.php National Congress of America About Us page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520152328/http://www.stategames.org/About_Us.php |date=May 20, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.stategames.org/about |title=About |author= |website=www.stategames.organization |publisher=National Congress of State Games |access-date=July 18, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://stategames.org/ncsg-member-states/ |title=Member States |author= |website=www.stategames.org |publisher=National Congress of State Games |access-date=July 18, 2015}}
Member States
- {{flagdeco|Alabama}} Alabama Sports Festival (Alabama)
- {{flagdeco|Arizona}} Grand Canyon State Games (Arizona)
- {{flagdeco|California}} California State Games (California)
- {{flagdeco|Colorado}} Rocky Mountain State Games (Colorado)
- {{flagdeco|Connecticut}} Nutmeg State Games (Connecticut)
- {{flagdeco|Florida}} Sunshine State Games (Florida)
- {{flagdeco|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Georgia Games (Georgia)
- {{flagdeco|Iowa}} Iowa Games (Iowa)
- {{flagdeco|Kansas}} Sunflower State Games (Kansas)
- {{flagdeco|Kentucky}} Bluegrass State Games (Kentucky)
- {{flagdeco|Louisiana}} Louisiana State Games (Louisiana)
- {{flagdeco|Massachusetts}} Bay State Games (Massachusetts)
- {{flagdeco|Michigan}} State Games of Michigan (Michigan)
- {{flagdeco|Mississippi}} State Games of Mississippi (Mississippi)
- {{flagdeco|Missouri}} Show-Me State Games (Missouri)
- {{flagdeco|Montana}} Big Sky State Games (Montana)
- {{flagdeco|Nebraska}} Cornhusker State Games (Nebraska)
- {{flagdeco|New Jersey}} Garden State Games (New Jersey)
- {{flagdeco|New Mexico}} New Mexico Games (New Mexico)
- {{flagdeco|New York (state)}} Empire State Winter Games (New York)
- {{flagdeco|North Carolina}} State Games of North Carolina (North Carolina)
- {{flagdeco|Oregon}} State Games of Oregon (Oregon)
- {{flagdeco|Pennsylvania}} Keystone State Games (Pennsylvania)
- {{flagdeco|Texas}} Games of Texas (Texas)
- {{flagdeco|Utah}} Utah Summer Games, Utah Winter Games (Utah)
- {{flagdeco|Virginia}} Virginia Commonwealth Games (Virginia)
- {{flagdeco|Wisconsin}} Badger State Games (Wisconsin)
- {{flagdeco|Wyoming}} Cowboy State Games (Wyoming)
=Former=
- {{flagdeco|North Dakota}} Prairie Rose State Games (North Dakota) (ran from 1987 to 2011)
References
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External links
- [http://www.stategames.org Official Site]
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Category:Multi-sport events in the United States
Category:Sports governing bodies in the United States
Category:Non-profit organizations based in the United States
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