Colorado Springs, July 21------ Colorado athletes of all ages and skill levels still have a chance to register to compete in the 2010 Rocky Mountain State Games, July 30-August 1 in Colorado Springs.

As of this afternoon 33 sports still have openings for athletes to register, including popular events like Track and Field, BMX, Triathlon, Wrestling, Diving, Flag Football, Gymnastics and Mountain Biking.

Athletes are signing up in large numbers to date in the 5K Road Race (519), Basketball (455), Triathlon (231), Cycling (248), Gymnastics (118), Soccer (218), Softball (247), Swimming (145), Track and Field (149).

Athletes Can Still Register at:  www.coloradospringssports.org

Every athlete signed up gets the chance to march in the Parade of Athletes during the Opening Ceremony at the Colorado Springs World Arena on Friday night, July 30 with free admission.

Opening Ceremony- July 30

Singing star, television host and American Idol performer Kimberly Caldwell will headline a sensational evening of entertainment for the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 State Games of America on July 30 at the Colorado Springs World Arena at 7:00 p.m.

Her long-anticipated debut album, “Without Regret,”  is due to be released on July 27, just ahead of her Rocky Mountain State Games Opening ceremony performance. The rock/pop star will be performing with the help of AT&T, and 2,000 tickets to the event will be donated to the area’s military families by the performer and AT&T.

See more about the Opening Ceremony headliner at:  http://www.kimberlycaldwell.com/

Tickets: priced at $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors and youth, available at www.ticketswest.com or by calling (719) 576-2626. Tickets will also be available at the World Arena box offices.

Also performing for the athletes and fans at the Opening ceremony will be ACRODUNK, the acrobatic, Extreme slam-dunk performance team that took its sensational showing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent  to stardom, and performances at NBA and college basketball halftime shows , thirteen appearances during the NBA All-Star Game festivities, and performances in a dozen nations.

The members of ACRODUNK jump off mini trampolines and perform acrobatic stunts before dunking the basketball. Intricate passes are also performed where the members of the squad pass the basketball off the glass, off the ground or through the air prior to the last performer dunking the basketball.

The Opening Ceremony will include the parade of athletes, videos and the Official Torch Ceremony, which concludes with the lighting of the cauldron by 2010 Olympic Bobsled Gold medalist Steve Holcomb of Colorado Springs, who piloted his “Night Train” sled to a USA triumph in Vancouver.