Scott Myers Maps the Road to TWG 2021
“Birmingham is excited about the road ahead to The World Games 2021,” Scott Myers, executive director of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, told Around the Rings. We have posted this article and a related podcast with the kind permission of Around the Rings and its author, Nicole Bennett.
Birmingham Leader Maps Out Road to 2021 World Games (ATRadio)
(ATR) Scott Myers, executive director of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, tells Around the Rings that Birmingham is excited about the road ahead to the 2021 World Games. Fresh off his trip to Sochi and the 2015 SportAccord Convention World Sport & Business Summit, Myers says Birmingham is ready to put its best foot forward at the Games. "We're ahead of the curve," Myers tells ATR. He also says Birmingham 2021 plans to have a strong presence at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.
"What's good for them and the building of the games is obviously good for us down the road."
During the SportAccord Convention last week, the International World Games Association held its annual general meeting. Kit McConnell, IOC sports director, spoke during the AGM and underlined the crucial relationship between the World Games and the IOC. "We're excited about the opportunity for the IWGA and the IOC to work closer together," Myers says. "It's good for host cities including Wroclaw, Poland and Birmingham and the future of these types of Games. I think it's a great bonus for both the IWGA and the IOC."
Listen to the interview with Nicole Bennett from Around the Rings: https://soundcloud.com/aroundtherings/birmingham-leader-maps-out-road-to-2021-world-games-atradio