Dodgeball! Kickball! Trump’s Patriot Games will look a lot like gym class.
The Patriot Games organization announced the schedule for its Freedom 250 event, a three‑day athletic competition for teenagers. Participants aged 14 to 17 will represent each state, with one male and one female competitor selected from an application pool. Two winners, one of each gender, will split a $250,000 prize, and the event will be streamed on the ESPN app.
- ▪The Freedom 250 competition runs from Sunday to Tuesday in Geneva, Ohio.
- ▪Contestants are between 14 and 17 years old.
- ▪Each state will send one male and one female representative chosen from an application pool.
- ▪The two gender‑specific winners will share a $250,000 prize.
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By Noah WhiteThe Patriot Games now have an official schedule.Details about the Freedom 250 event, in which teens will compete in a three-day athletic competition, have remained sparse. What we know: Events start Sunday and run through Tuesday in Geneva, Ohio. Contestants will be between 14 and 17 years old. Each state will have a male and female representative, most of whom were selected from an application pool. There will be two winners, one of each gender, who will share a $250,000 prize pool. And the ESPN app will broadcast every moment. CommentsSign up
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