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Old 09-26-2010, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Augusta, GA ''The fastest rising city in the southeast''
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6,000? You sure you don't mean 5,000?The only estimate for attendance that I've read about was this: "It will be between 4,500 and 5,000 people. It's huge. Generally, they'll stay about four days," said Randy DuTeau, the sports development manager for the Augusta Sports Council.
Im positive I meant 6000 people..


The Augusta Ironman 70.3 is responsible for more than half of September's predicted visitor spending, with 6,000 total athletes and spectators expected to attend.

Tammy Stout, the executive director of the Augusta Sports Council, said that estimate is conservative. With 3,000 athletes signed up, Stout said she expects each to bring more than just one visitor along.

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Old 09-26-2010, 09:01 PM
 
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Don't forget the Augusta RiverHawks of the SPHL will start playing soon. This week or next week I think if I remember last year's SPHL schedule correctly. I'm not really sure how hard it is to get from Knoxville to Augusta, but the IceBears fans travel well. Similarly not sure how hard it is to get to Fayetteville, NC, but the FireAntz fans might travel if its not too bad.
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Old 09-26-2010, 09:12 PM
 
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Don't forget the Augusta RiverHawks of the SPHL will start playing soon.
Oh, I definitely haven't forgotten about that! I'll be at every game I can make it to lol.

Home exhibition game against the FireAntz is October 16 and the first home game of the regular season is the Oct. 22 game against the Havoc!
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Old 09-26-2010, 10:24 PM
 
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Oh, I definitely haven't forgotten about that! I'll be at every game I can make it to lol.

Home exhibition game against the FireAntz is October 16 and the first home game of the regular season is the Oct. 22 game against the Havoc!
Go Havoc! I guess the season started a little later than I remembered.
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Old 06-01-2011, 07:03 PM
 
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National cycling events coming to Augusta area | The Augusta Chronicle

The Augusta Sports Council's preview of the USA Cycling Elite, U23, juniors road national championships and the U.S. Paralympics cycling championships took place Tuesday afternoon with an introduction to the five-day event, set to take place June 22-26. Four venues scattered around the Augusta area will cater to a variety of competitive cyclists, who will compete in races at Fort Gordon, the J. Strom Thurmond Dam in Columbia and McCormick counties and in downtown Augusta.

Augusta got the nod to play host to the event for the first time this year and again in 2012.
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Old 06-15-2011, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Augusta, GA ''The fastest rising city in the southeast''
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8k athletes are expected to be in Augusta between June 9-12 and 24-26 for the Georgia Amateur Athletic Union district championship and national qualifier track meets. The CVB estimates the impact of those two meets to be $921,849. The track meets are being held at the Laney high school stadium..
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Old 06-22-2011, 01:30 PM
 
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Tight racing and plenty of crashes have highlighted Day 1 of the USA Cycling National Championships in Augusta. Cyclists ages 10 to 16 started the five-day event this morning at Fort Gordon, and the pressure of the junior national championships on an 11-kilometer closed course has produced a few hard-hitting collisions.

USA Cycling Championships under way at Fort Gordon | The Augusta Chronicle

Five day(June 22-26) event across Fort Gordon, downtown, Columbia and McCormick counties...
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Old 06-25-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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i was there. it was one of the coolest sporting events i have ever seen! right here in the A U G!
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Old 07-14-2011, 04:59 PM
 
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The Southern National starts this weekend on the Savannah River and usually draws up to 25k people..
Southern Nationals Will Put Local Economy In Its Wake | NBC Augusta 26
Organizers say with ticket sales, hotel accommodations and trips to local restaurants, the Augusta Southern Nationals will be a huge boost to the economy. Organizers say they have 87 teams competing this year, which is up from 2010. Participants from all over the country are expected to come to the Augusta Southern Nationals, this year's event is expected to raise over 1.2 million dollars and proceeds are going to a special non-profit organization.


The finals on Friday night will be broadcast live on ESPNU..
Nike Peach Jam Tournament brings economic boost to CSRA
Peach Jam returns to North Augusta
For the 16th year, the Nike Peach Jam basketball tournament is in full swing. Forty teams from the Elite Youth Basketball League are competing for the No. 1 title. With around 5,000 people coming and going from the tournament each day, the economic impact is far reaching. In fact, the Augusta Sports Council estimates the tournament has a $1.5-million economic impact for the area.
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Old 08-18-2011, 08:46 PM
 
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Augusta to host USTA state tennis tournaments
The 2011 USTA League Tennis Mixed Doubles Championships held August 12-15, attracted more than 1,000 people to Augusta, generating an economic impact of approximately $620,000.
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