Best Sports Events for 2007 Named
The 2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash., was named Sports Event of the Year, winning top honors at the SportsTravel Awards at the TEAMS 2007 Conference & Expo held at the end of October.
The award winners were nominated and voted upon by readers of SportsTravel, an event magazine for the sports world.
In addition to the State Farm event, the following events were named as winners:
Best New Sports Event
2006 Special Olympics USA National Games in Ames, Iowa
Best Professional Sports Event Series or Circuit
2006 Major League Baseball World Series in St. Louis, Missouri, and Detroit, Michigan
Best Professional Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2007 ESPN Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado
Best Professional Single-Sport Event
2006 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii
Best Collegiate Sports Event Series or Circuit
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship in Cleveland, Ohio
Best Collegiate Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, California
Best Collegiate Single-Sport Event
2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona
Best Amateur Sports Event Series or Circuit
2006 Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Best Amateur Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2007 Summer National Senior Games in Louisville, Kentucky
Best Amateur Single-Sport Event
2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington
“We are pleased to recognize these superior sporting events. Each of the winners is a prime example of achieving excellence in organization and management for both competitors and spectators,” said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel, which organizes the annual TEAMS Conference and Expo.
For more information, visit www.teamsconference.com.