The State Games of North Carolina (for sponsorship reasons known as the BODYARMOR State Games) is an Olympic-style competition in North Carolina, and a member of the National Congress of State Games. The BODYARMOR State Games are the largest sports festival in North Carolina and one of the largest State Games programs in the United States. The annual event features over 12,000 athletes and 600 teams competing in 25-30 different sports. The goal of the state games is to promote fitness, sportsmanship, and a drug-free environment to North Carolinians.
Many famous athletes have taken part in the games including Roy Lassiter, Julius Peppers, Rashad McCants, Chris Paul, Corey Seager, Bryse Wilson, Chris Archer, Carlos Rodon, Trot Nixon, Madison Bumgarner, Josh Howard, Brendan Haywood, Stephanie Watts, Wendy Palmer, Shea Ralph, Rodney Rodgers, and others.
The sports that are offered in the Games differ each year, but have included Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cheerleading, Cycling, Chess, Disc Golf, Diving, Esports, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Flag Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Horseshoes, Ice Hockey, In-Line Hockey, Judo, Jump Rope, Karate, Kickball, Lacrosse, Olympic Lifting, Ninja, Pickleball, Polo, Power Lifting, Rock Climbing, Roundnet, Rowing, 5K Road Race, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding, Soccer, Softball, Strongman, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Track & Field, Ultimate, Volleyball, Water Ski, Wrestling.
Host cities Year Host Cities County Location1986The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1988The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1989The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1990The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1991The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1992The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County1993DurhamDurham County1994DurhamDurham County1995RaleighWake County1996RaleighWake County 1997 Greensboro Guilford County 1998 Greensboro Guilford County 1999 Greensboro Guilford County 2000 Raleigh Wake County 2001 Raleigh Wake County 2002 Raleigh Wake County 2003 Winston-Salem Forsyth County 2004 Winston-Salem Forsyth County 2005 Cary Wake County 2006 Cary Wake County 2007 Greensboro Guilford County 2008 Greensboro Guilford County 2009 Charlotte Mecklenburg County 2010 Charlotte Mecklenburg County 2011 Winston-Salem Forsyth County 2012 Winston-Salem Forsyth County 2013 Charlotte Mecklenburg County 2014 Charlotte Mecklenburg County 2015 The Triangle Durham County, Orange County, Wake County 2016 The Triangle Durham County, Orange County, Wake County 2017 Piedmont Triad Forsyth County, Guilford County, Alamance County2018Piedmont TriadForsyth County, Guilford County, Alamance County2019CharlotteMecklenburg County2020CharlotteMecklenburg County2021The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County2022The TriangleDurham County, Orange County, Wake County2023CharlotteMecklenburg County2024CharlotteMecklenburg County
References
External links BODYARMOR State Games North Carolina Amateur Sports