Last week’s six-day celebration of women’s sports in Albany was beset by problems, but founder Jerry Solomon is confident the concept is sound and the time to highlight female athletes is now
Last week, the Aurora Games took over the Times Union Center in upstate New York. Billed as an international multi-sport women’s festival, the event brought together roughly 150 athletes, including Olympic champions and grand slam winners, to compete for Team Americas and Team World in tennis, gymnastics,
basketball, ice hockey, figure skating, beach volleyball and table tennis.
The mission of the Games, founded by longtime sports executive Jerry Solomon, was to create a platform to celebrate and elevate women athletes. The Aurora Games will be held every two years and has already committed to return to Albany for 2021 and 2023.