COLUMBIA, MO (June 8, 2016) — The 32nd  Annual Show-Me STATE GAMES will kick off this weekend beginning on Friday, June 10.

The Show-Me STATE GAMES will include a variety of different events this weekend. Among these are lacrosse, high school basketball and volleyball, adult soccer, youth tackle football, pickleball, par-3 golf and swimming.

The Missouri State Senior Games, open to athletes age 50 and older, will also take place this weekend. Seniors from all over the state and beyond will gather in Columbia to compete in this Olympic-style sports festival, which is a qualifying event for the National Senior Games.

The other two weekends of the 2016 Show-Me STATE GAMES are scheduled for July 22-24 and 29-31. These three weekends together include more than 40 different events that are open to all ages and ability levels. Registration is still open for all July events and information can be found at www.smsg.org.

This year the GAMES continued its tradition of running the torch across the state of Missouri with Shelter Insurance® Torch Runs. This spring the torch has traveled through eight cities including Joplin, Springfield, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Hannibal, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and St. Charles. The final legs of the run will take place on Friday, July 22 in Jefferson City at 11 a.m. at the Missouri State Capitol and in Columbia at Shelter Insurance® at 3:30 p.m. The torch will then make its way to Mizzou Arena for the Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m. Friday July 22.

— Show-Me STATE GAMES Press Release —