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Event Recaps

Learn more about the impact & experience of some notable events

More Than a Game

Sports events mean more in Columbus because Columbus goes all out to support the events that choose our city. From the participants and fans to the organizations that run it, we want to make their experience unforgettable. Learn more about the experience and impact of some notable events we've hosted.

Since 2002, Columbus has hosted more than 1,100 events that have generated more than $1.5 billion in direct visitor spending. That includes more than 600 new events, responsible for more than $695 million in direct visitor spending.

Here are a few of the notable events hosted since the Sports Commission was started in 2002.

  • 2024

    • U.S. Figure Skating Championships
    • MLS All-Star Game
    • Manchester City vs. Chelsea
    • NCAA DI Women's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship
    • USA Fencing National Championships
    • USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships

    2023

    • NCAA DI Women's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • NCAA DI Men's March Madness | First & Second Rounds

    2022

    • FIFA Men's World Cup Qualifier - U.S. vs. El Salvador

    2021

    • FIFA Men's World Cup Qualifier - U.S. vs. Costa Rica
    • NCAA DI Women's Volleyball Championship
    • NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series
    • NCAA DII Women's Basketball Championship

    2020

    • The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Regionals
    • USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships

  • 2019

    • NCAA DI Men's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • USA Volleyball Adult National Championships
    • USA Boxing Eastern Elite Olympic Trials
    • NCAA DII Women's Basketball Championship

    2018

    • NCAA DI Women's Final Four
    • SheBelieves Cup
    • NCAA DI Women's Swimming & Diving Championship

    2017

    • NCAA DII Women's Basketball Championship
    • USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship

    2016

    • NCAA DI Women's Volleyball Championship
    • Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain
    • NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship
    • FIFA Men's World Cup Qualifier | USA vs. Mexico

    2015

    • NHL All-Star Game
    • NCAA DI Men's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship
    • NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series

    2014

    • USA Fencing National Championships

    2013

    • FIFA Men's World Cup Qualifier | USA vs. Mexico
    • NCAA DI Women's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • NCAA Rifle National Championships
    • Big Tenn Outdoor Track & Field Championships

    2012

    • NCAA DI Men's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • USA Weightlifting Olympic Trials and National Championship

    2011

    • NCAA DI Women's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • NCAA DIII Indoor Tack & Field Championships

    2010

    • NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series
    • McDonald's All American Game

  • 2009

    • Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships
    • Big Ten Baseball Tournament
    • FIFA Men's World Cup Qualifier | USA vs. Mexico

    2008

    • NCAA DI Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
    • NCAA Women's Synchronized Swimming National Championship

    2007

    • NCAA Table Tennis Nationals
    • Big Ten Men's Water Polo Championship

    2006

    • Big Ten Women's Swimming & Diving Championships

    2005

    • NCAA DI Men's Frozen Four
    • MLS All-Star Game

    2004

    • NCAA DI Women's March Madness | First & Second Rounds
    • Big Ten Women's Golf Championships

    2003

    • NCAA DI Men's Soccer Championship
    • FIFA Women's World Cup | USA vs. North Korea
    • FIFA Women's World Cup | Sweden vs. Nigeria

    2002

    • USA Fencing North American Cup

     

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