Indianapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Events=== Beyond its many auto races, Indianapolis hosts numerous other sporting events throughout the year, including the [[500 Festival Mini-Marathon]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=500 Festival |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=February 2021 |last=Verderame |first=Jyoti A. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/500-festival/ |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> the [[Circle City Classic]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Circle City Classic |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Hale |first1=Michelle D. |last2=Verderame |first2=Jyoti A. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/circle-city-classic/ |access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref> the [[NFL Scouting Combine]], the [[Indianapolis Monumental Marathon|Monumental Marathon]], and the [[Big Ten Football Championship Game]]. Indianapolis also regularly hosts the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I men's]] and [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|women's basketball]] Final Fours, most recently in [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021]] and [[2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2016]], respectively.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=NCAA Basketball Finals |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=July 2021 |last1=Ogden |first1=R. Dale |last2=Opsahl |first2=Sam |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/ncaa-basketball-finals/ |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> Notable past events hosted in the city include the [[U.S. Olympic Festival|National Sports Festival]] (1982), the [[NBA All-Star Game]] ([[1985 NBA All-Star Game|1985]] and [[2024 NBA All-Star Game|2024]]), the [[Pan American Games]] ([[1987 Pan American Games|1987]]), the [[Indianapolis Tennis Championships]] (1988β2009), the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] ([[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991]]), [[WrestleMania VIII]] (1992), the [[World Rowing Championships]] ([[1994 World Rowing Championships|1994]]), the [[United States Grand Prix]] (2000β2007), the [[World Police and Fire Games]] (2001), the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup]] ([[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]]), [[Super Bowl XLVI]] (2012), and the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] ([[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]). Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page