Event ScrapbookHighlights of Past Events2006 NSA Awards Dinner On June 10, 2006, America’s best sports city played host to America’s best sports. The 2006 National Sportsmanship Awards featured amazing stories of integrity, selflessness, courage, and of course, sportsmanship. click here for highlights... 2005 Citizenship Through Sports Alliance Awards Dinner America's best sports left their respective playing fields and took to the stage on Saturday, June 4, for the 2005 Citizenship Through Sports Alliance (CTSA) Awards Dinner presented with the St. Louis Sports Commission. The event, held at the Renaissance Grand Hotel Downtown, was the cornerstone of a successful “Sportsmanship Weekend” in the Gateway City. click here for highlights... ATHENS 2004 Olympic Torch Relay & St. Louis' Olympic Centennial Celebration Thirty-five cities hosted the Olympic Torch on its trip around the globe. But only one, St. Louis, had the opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Olympic Games as the torch passed through. On June 17, St. Louis was the 12th of 35 cities worldwide, and one of only four American cities, to host the first-ever global Olympic Torch Relay. click here for highlights... 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving presented by Bank of America One hundred years after making its Olympic debut at a man-made lake in St. Louis' Forest Park, diving returned to its Olympic birthplace for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving. click here for highlights... 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon The weather couldn't have been any better, the fans were tremendous, and the runners provided quite a story at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women's Marathon presented by Michelob Ultra. click here for highlights... 2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships click here for highlights... 2003 Illinois-Missouri Football Game 63,576 fans packed into the Edward Jones Dome as the Sports Commission and St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission hosted the second consecutive Missouri-Illinois State Farm Showdown on August 30. The Showdown, presented by AT&T Wireless, saw the Missouri Tigers earn a come-from-behind 22-15 victory over the Fighting Illini. It was the second consecutive season the Tigers opened the campaign with a victory over Illinois after pulling of a 33-20 upset in 2002. The contest was televised nationally on ABC-TV. click here for highlights... 2002 Missouri-Illinois Football Game The Sports Commission and St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission helped take the region's favorite college rivalry to the football field. Missouri and Illinois kicked off the 2002 season -- and their two-year series in St. Louis -- at the Edward Jones Dome on Aug. 31. More than 60,000 fans electrified the Dome as the Tigers and Illini met on the gridiron for the first time since 1994. It was their first meeting in the Gateway City since 1969. Mizzou upset Illinois 33-20. click here for highlights... 2001 NCAA Women's Final Four click here for highlights... 2000 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships click here for highlights... 2000 NCAA Wrestling Championships The Sports Commission took great pride in welcoming "the world’s oldest and greatest sport" to St. Louis in March 2000. That’s when the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships made their debut at Savvis Center, bringing thousands of out-of-town fans and plenty of passion and excitement to the area. click here for highlights... The Firstar Century of Saint Louis Sports Celebration click here for highlights... |
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