Sunshine State Games return to Central Florida

Florida’s Sunshine State Games annual Summer Games competitions return to Polk County this weekend for the fourth consecutive year as the Polk County Festival kicks off Saturday morning with eight sports in action.

The Lakeland Center plays host to five sports with Fencing, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting on Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday will be a big day within the confines of the Lakeland Center as a total of 859 athletes are currently registered for the five sports. 

Also taking place is Baseball at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Table Tennis at the Simpson Park Community Center in Lakeland and Wrestling at Polk State College in Winter Haven. 

All Florida’s Sunshine State Games events have no admission charge and the public is encouraged to attend with the chance to see Florida’s future stars of the amateur and professional sports world.

 For more information visit, www.flasports.com.