World Scholar-Athlete Games Explained

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]}

Events

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

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

!Year!Host!Sports/Events!Number of Participants!Keynote Speakers

1993	University of Rhode Island		1200^[5]	Galway Kinnell, Ralph Nader, Jack Healy^[6]
1997	University of Rhode Island		2000^[7]
2001	University of Rhode Island
2006	University of Rhode Island			Bill O'Reilly, Bode Miller, Bill Clinton^[8]
2011	University of Hartford		1000^[9]	Linda McMahon, Colin Powell^[10] ^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: World Scholar Athlete Games Build Cooperation from Competition. VOA. 2018-05-30. en.
2. News: World Scholar-Athlete Games began with fanfare in 1993. NEWS. NBC 10. WJAR. 2018-05-30. en-US.
3. News: Bridge. Truscott. Alan. 1997-07-05. The New York Times. 2018-05-30. en-US. 0362-4331.
4. News: Dan Doyle guilty of all charges, including embezzlement and forgery. Mooney. Tom. providencejournal.com. 2018-05-30. en.
5. News: SCHOLAR-ATHLETES LEARN LIFE LESSONS IN WORLD GAMES. 1993-06-23. Washington Post. 2018-05-30. en-US. 0190-8286.
6. News: SCHOLAR-ATHLETES LEARN LIFE LESSONS IN WORLD GAMES. 1993-06-23. Washington Post. 2018-05-30. en-US. 0190-8286.
7. News: Bridge. Truscott. Alan. 1997-07-05. The New York Times. 2018-05-30. en-US. 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Former President Bill Clinton at URI for the 2006 World Scholar Athlete Games. today.uri.edu. en-US. 2018-05-30.
9. News: It's Athens vs. Sparta in the World Scholar-Athlete Games. 2011-06-28. Ellington-Somers, CT Patch. 2018-05-30. en-US.
10. Web site: Fifth World Scholar-Athlete Games Sets Lofty Objectives. Sport. Institute for International. www.prnewswire.com. en. 2018-05-30.
11. News: It's Athens vs. Sparta in the World Scholar-Athlete Games. 2011-06-28. Ellington-Somers, CT Patch. 2018-05-30. en-US.