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Region 8 Level 6/7/8 Regionals Honored as a 2024 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Sports Destination Management, has announced the 2024 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism. This year’s winners are responsible for contributing a more-than-welcome boost of over $1.88 billion to the national economy over the past year.
Among the winners was USA Gymnastics Region 8 Level 6/7/8 Regionals, hosted by Bama Bounders in partnership with Foley Sports Tourism. The event brought together the best young gymnasts from across the Southeast in Foley. Over 1,150 athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee competed for regional glory, drawing a crowd of over 4,700 spectators to the Foley Event Center, April 26-28,2024.
All winners of awards have been recognized in a special feature published in the November/December 2024 issue of Sports Destination Management. The entire article with full details on the winners listed below can also be found online.
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