TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Sunflower State Games has canceled 30 of its 40 events this year, including all indoor sports.
Activities where participants can practice social distancing will still go on. This weekend, that's baseball, tennis, orienteering, sporting clays, and golf. Sporting clays continues next weekend July 18 and 19, along with sand volleyball, soccer, the adventure race, and disc golf.
Popular events like the 5K and 10K run, and basketball tournaments are a no-go.
“We’re hopeful that some of the other sports we’ve had to cancel that we’ll just be able to reschedule them in the fall, but we’ll just keep evaluating the situation and just decide as we go what we can do,” Cassie Criger with SSG said.
For all events, anyone not on the field of play must wear a mask, and athletes are asked to bring their own water bottles.
"Our organization will follow the guidelines and advice from partner venues as it pertains to play or no play status. As of now, the 2020 Sunflower State Games and 2020 Kansas Senior Games events will go on as planned with an abbreivated schedule. For the most recent updates on sport cancellations please visit the 2020 Sport Page you are interested in competing in".