Starting today (July 25th) through August 4th, 2007, my city of Knoxville, Tennessee will be hosting over 17,000 athletes aged from 6 to 18 in the 2007 AAU Junior Olympics.

This will be the fifth time Knoxville has been the Junior Olympic’s city of choice; we hosted the games in 1968, 1970, 1993 and 2002.

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In addition to the 17,000 athletes there will be around an additional 20,000 staff members, friends, family, and fans attending.

Aside from the great publicity an event like this generates for the entire Knoxville area, the nearly 40,000 visiting athletes and others are expected to pump around 30 million dollars into the local economy during their stay.

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The City of Knoxville website has a schedule of events, free parking locations, and lots of other helpful information on their website.

With 22 different sports from baseball to weighlifting there’s something for everyone and with 27 separate venues there’s ample opportunity to visit many different parts of the city from east to west and north to south.

Admission is 12 bucks a day or you can buy an event pass to see the whole show for only $40.00.

I plan to buy the $40.00 pass and drop by several events as my schedule permits.

Of course my favorite sport is Knoxville real estate. ;-). You can see that any day of the year at www.KnoxvilleMLS.com

Let me lead you across the finish line to homeownership or help you get your current home sold.

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