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Championships & Tournaments
Athens, Georgia, is ideally situated as an iconic sports town. The University of Georgia’s national sports reputation draws not only NCAA tournaments, but also plenty of interest from sports planners of all types looking for the perfect host city for their championships and tournaments.
Athens is a well-established destination for sports tourism, with more than 20 venues and facilities as well as local partnership opportunities.
Athens has successfully hosted tournaments in any number of sports, including:
- Athens-to-Atlanta Road Skate
- Georgia High School Association Basketball Playoffs
- Georgia Tandem Rally
- NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Regionals
- National Gymnastics Challenge
- Pickled Peach Pickleball Tournament