Birmingham Is 1,000 Days Away From Hosting The State’s Largest-Ever Sporting Event
By Michael Tomberlin
Birmingham is 1,000 days away from hosting the 2021 World Games – the first time a U.S. city will have done so in 40 years.
To mark the occasion, officials unveiled a countdown clock at the Uptown entertainment district at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Similar countdowns are planned for the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Birmingham City Hall.
In the immediacy that dominates life in 2018, looking ahead 1,000 days may seem like forever. But considering what Birmingham is looking to accomplish – from building a new stadium to a number of infrastructure improvements – the time is needed.
“It’s been 1,400 days since the games were awarded but now the real heavy work begins,” said D.J. Mackovets, CEO of the 2021 World Games. “It will go fast.”
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