White River Park State Games
white river park state game defunct sporting competition took place indianapolis indiana amateur athlete throughout american state indiana governor council physical fitness white river state park development commission sponsored event hope would promote fitness throughout state indiana goal create interest grassroots level hoosier amateur sport create hoosier athlete could compete olympic level give hoosier reason increase athletic skill indiana sport commission coordinated organized game indiana fourth state host series state game unlike first three indiana would hold tryout actual series competition throughout state using regional status eight region first white river park state game took place july county indiana represented athlete qualifier first game finalist tryout total came indianapolis compete ten sport like olympics competitor could win gold silver bronze medal first national symposium state game took place indianapolis september caused national congress state game formed forty different state participating sport involved game saw athlete every indiana county participating age ranged total ticket sold see event numbered eight region anderson columbus elkhart evansville fort wayne logansport richmond terre haute twenty sport combined event participant attempting qualify game besides different sport two athlete would united state olympic team game saw hoosier month old year old compete final indianapolis last white river park state game took place replaced hoosier state game first game funded indiana state government cost u eventually almost selfsufficient budget corporate sponsor included conseco inc hardees merchant national corporation hook drug store taco bell marsh supermarket however site qualifier would see considerable boost visitor hoping qualify would spend money hotel restaurant shopping area figure economic burst million regional event million indianapolis