PROGRAMMING REMINDER: Tune in to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 40th Anniversary of the Alabama State Games, coming your way TONIGHT at 7 p.m. on WRGX NBC Wiregrass!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The 40th anniversary of the Alabama State Games is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and Wiregrass viewers will have a chance to catch the opening ceremony of the state athletic event live on the air!
WRGX will carry the proceedings live from Bartow Arena on the campus of the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. The opening ceremony will feature the Parade of Athletes, featuring some of the state’s finest men and women athletes, as well as the lighting of the flame to open the State Games.
WRGX is carrying the ceremony on the air alongside other Alabama Gray Television stations as part of the Alabama State Games Sports Network. Athletes are known as the heart and soul of the Alabama State Games and have been since the Games’ inception in 1982 at the request of the United State Olympic Committee. The Alabama State Games - information and registration can be found at. By registering for the 40th Alabama State Games and participating in the June 9th Opening Ceremony, athletes are eligible to win one of 17 scholarships ranging from $500 to $4000.
Thus far, upwards of $335,000 in academic scholarships have been awarded to Alabama State Games participants. They will also receive a commemorative 40th Anniversary Alabama State Games T-shirt.
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