MEIJER STATE GAMES OF MICHIGAN PARTNERS WITH GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION TO HOST NORTHERN MICHIGAN HUB FOR 2024 WINTER GAMES
After successfully hosting a northern Michigan hub of the Meijer State Games - Winter Games in Marquette for the past two years, the State Games of Michigan (SGOM) has tapped the nonprofit Great Lakes Sports Commission (GLSC) to act on its behalf as official host of the northern Michigan hub of the Winter Games in Marquette starting in 2024.
Grand Rapids Hosts USA Masters Games June 24-27 as Third Host in History; National Event in Conjunction with the Meijer State Games of Michigan
Good things come to those who wait – like the opportunity to host the rescheduled 2020 USA Masters Games, now June 24-27, 2021 in West Michigan.
The USA Masters Games is a multisport, Olympic-style event for athletes 21 and older, featuring athletes from 35 states competing in 24 events in 20 sports at 20 venues across West Michigan. Only the third edition of the USA Masters Games since it started in 2016, the 2020 Masters Games* was awarded to Grand Rapids initially to host it June 19-28, 2020. It was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety precautions.
NINETY-NINE YOUTH/AMATEUR SPORTING EVENTS GENERATED $54.3 MILLION FOR WEST MICHIGAN IN 2019
The West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC) hosted the most youth and amateur sporting events in a single year in its history with 99 events in 2019, attracting the most athletes and visitors in one year at 230,382, generating $54.3 million in estimated direct visitor spending and filling a record 50,245 hotel room nights. It also saw its best year yet for the five-year-old Art Van Sports Complex, hosting the most tournaments in a year and generating $6.1 million in estimated direct visitor spending.