Three More Competition Venues Announced for The World Games 2022
Three More Competition Venues Announced for The World Games 2022
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3月. 19, 2021
The Birmingham Organizing Committee today announced the next three competition venues for The Games; Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham-南部 College, 和埃文代尔公园. The World Games 2022 signage has been installed at all three venues.
The World Games 2022 (TWG2022) is a multi-sport event that will take place in Birmingham from July 7- 17, 2022. An anticipated 3,600 athletes will participate in more than 30 different sports throughout The Games.
“We’re excited to announce this next round of venues for The Games,” The World Games 2022 chief executive officer Nick Sellers说. “As we move closer 和 closer to the beginning of The Games, the announcement of venues where these world-class athletes will compete, 和 where fans from all over will congregate to watch, drives the anticipation. All of our venues offer athletes 和 fans a unique sporting experience they can’t get anywhere else.”
At the historic Sloss Furnaces, spectators will watch athletes compete in adrenaline inducing 运动攀登, 打破, 跑酷 和 沙滩手球.
Originally operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971, Sloss Furnaces became one of the first industrial sites (和 the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved 和 restored for public use. In 1981, the furnaces were designated a National Historic L和mark by the United States Department of the Interior.
“Sloss Furnaces is more than a l和mark or museum, it represents the spirit 和 character of the South’s rich industrial heritage—和 of the people that made Birmingham the Magic City,” said Karen Utz, interim executive director/curator of Sloss Furnace. “In that same vein, we’re excited to help show the rest of the world that spirit with our involvement in The World Games. This global event will mark yet another historical chapter in the history of the Sloss Furnaces.”
Several 比赛 will take place across the campus of Birmingham-南部 College. Goldfarb Field at Berylson Soccer Park, the 首页 of Birmingham 南部 Soccer, will play host to 浮士德. 比尔·巴特体育馆, the 首页 of Birmingham-南部 Basketball 和 Volleyball, will host a variety 比赛 including 定向越野比赛, 空手道, 武术 和 柔术. Birmingham-南部 residence halls will also be the accommodation for several athletes competing at The Games in their dormitories.
成立于1856年, Birmingham-南部 is 首页 to more than 1,100 students from 29 states 和 11 countries. The college currently offers five bachelor's degrees in more than 50 programs of study, as well as interdisciplinary 和 individualized majors 和 dual degree programs.
“Promoting the community that surrounds us is a key part of our mission at Birmingham-南部 College, 和 we see that same vision in The World Games 2022," said 澳门新葡京官网 President Daniel B. 科尔曼. "We look forward to welcoming fans 和 athletes from all over the world to the Hilltop."
At Avondale Park, the natural beauty of Birmingham will be on full display for 目标射箭 和 野外射箭 比赛.
Avondale Park is a 40-acre wooded park on the slopes of Red Mountain that sits directly across from one of the most popular neighborhoods in Birmingham. The park re-opened after $2.88 million in city- funded renovations in November of 2013 和 offers Birmingham residents plenty of opportunity for outdoor recreation.
“Avondale Park is one of the best recreational areas our community has to offer, making it a perfect venue for the World Games 2022,” said Shonae Eddis-Bennett, director of the Birmingham Parks 和 娱乐总监. “我们正 excited to have the opportunity to show off Avondale Park to fans 和 athletes from all over the world.”
ABOUT THE WORLD GAMES 2022
The World Games 2022 Birmingham will be an extraordinary Olympic-style sports experience where elite athletes from all over the world compete for gold in 34 unique, multi-disciplinary sports. 以3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries, the international event will unite global fans with the Birmingham community in 25+ unique venues around the greater metropolitan area. The World Games 2022 Birmingham, which marks the 40th anniversary of the event, will take place from July 7-17, 2022 和 will generate an estimated $256 million in economic impact. The World Games was established by the International World Games Association, an organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee. For more information visit TWG2022.com 或者找到我们 脸谱网, Instagram or 推特.