World Scholar-Athlete Games

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The World Scholar-Athlete Games or WSAG was an event organized by the Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island. [1] [2]

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Events

Bridge was added to the event in the 1997 WSAG. [3]

Youth Day and Peace Summit

Controversy

In 2016, Dan Doyle, founder of the Games and the Institute for International Sport, was found guilty of embezzlement and forgery. [4]

The Games

YearHostSports/EventsNumber of ParticipantsKeynote Speakers
1993University of Rhode Island1200 [5] Galway Kinnell, Ralph Nader, Jack Healy [6]
1997University of Rhode Island2000 [7]
2001University of Rhode Island
2006University of Rhode Island Bill O'Reilly, Bode Miller, Bill Clinton [8]
2011University of Hartford1000 [9] Linda McMahon, Colin Powell [10] [11]

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