The 2019 Aurora Games was a female international

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that was held between 20 and 25 August 2019 in

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, United States of America. Planned to be a biennial event, the

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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

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, 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

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, who presided over the case of the

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doctor

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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

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and

Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10. ...

with the teams competing for the

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Trophy. Team Americas captured the first Trophy, defeating Team World in six of the seven events. * * * * * * *

Results

Rosters

Team Americas

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST *Honorary captain: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Team World

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST *Honorary captain: Nadia Comăneci

Athlete Advisory Committee

The Athlete Advisory Committee is chaired by Donna de Varona.

Broadcasting

During May 2019,

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announced that it was to serve as the exclusive broadcast home for the inaugural Aurora Games.

References

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External links

Official site
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