The 2019 Aurora Games was a female international multi-sport event that was held between 20 and 25 August 2019 in Albany, New York, United States of America. Planned to be a biennial event, the Times Union Center served as host venue. Albany shall also serve as host city for the 2021 and 2023 Aurora Games.
The Aurora Games, designed as a multisport women's version of the Laver Cup, has in addition featured musical performances, food tastings, sports clinics, autograph sessions and the “Conversations with Champions” series of seminars. The keynote speaker for the Aurora Games was Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who presided over the case of the disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
The Games
Sports
The 2019 Aurora Games programme featured seven sports. Team and individual competitions consisted of athletes from 15 countries participating as part of All-star teams known as Team Americas and Team World. Said teams were led by honorary captains Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Nadia Comăneci with the teams competing for the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Trophy. Team Americas captured the first Trophy, defeating Team World in six of the seven events.
Results
Rosters
Team Americas
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Honorary captain: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Team World
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Honorary captain: Nadia Comăneci
Athlete Advisory Committee
The Athlete Advisory Committee is chaired by Donna de Varona.
Broadcasting
During May 2019, ESPN announced that it was to serve as the exclusive broadcast home for the inaugural Aurora Games.
References
External links
Official site
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