Show-Me State Games

Show-Me State Games

The Show-Me State Games are an Olympic-style competition for amateur athletes in the U.S. state of Missouri, held in Cosmo Park [cite web | url=http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Parks/Cosmo_Park/ | title=Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area | work=City of Columbia | accessdate=2008-01-09] in the city of Columbia. The games are the largest state games in the United Statescite web | url=http://www.smsg.org/news/index.asp?ID=89 | title=Show-Me STATE GAMES To Host Regional Competition in 2008! | work=Show-Me State Games | accessdate=2008-01-08] with 28,000 people competing annually. The games are a member of the National Congress of State Games and the United States Olympic Committee. The name derives from the state's official nickname, the "Show-Me State." [ [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp Missouri Secretary of State - State Archives - Origin of "Show Me" slogan] ]

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