Opening ceremony Thu 7/1 @ 7:30PM
Festival runs Thu 7/1 – Sun 7/4
The Olympics have landed in Cle. (Except replace “Olympics” with “International Youth Sports Festival.”) Either way, the IYSF is like the Olympics in that it’s a huge sporting event full of tournaments and even includes an Olympic-style Opening Ceremony complete w/ a parade of athletes, interactive activities, face painting, inflatables, music, fireworks and dance performances.
Get to John Carroll University – Don Shula Stadium. Gates open @ 6PM.
And, about the IYSF:
Now under the name Cleveland Clinic Sports Health International Youth Sports Festival name, the event will run from July 1-4, 2010 and be comprised of three sports including the AC Milan Continental Cup (soccer), Cleveland Indians Charities Continental Cup (baseball) and the newly added Cleveland Cavaliers Continental Cup (basketball). Over 3,500 athletes from more than 20 different countries are expected to participate in the 2010 Cleveland Clinic Sports Health International Youth Sports Festival, infusing an estimated $4 million into the local economy.
Tournament games are free and open to the public. AC Milan Continental Cup tournament play will take place at Lost Nation Sports Park in Willoughby and Laurel School Butler Campus in Russell Township. Cleveland Indians Charities Continental Cup tournament play will take place at Euclid Memorial Park in Euclid and Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills with the final championship game to be held at Progressive Field. Cleveland Cavaliers Continental Cup games will be played at Gilmour Academy in Gate Mills.
http://ClevelandSports.org/events/internationalsportsfestival.aspx