TAKES A CLOSER. LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF THIS TOURNAMENT FOR THE CITY. JVA WORLD CHALLENGES. PARENTS AND FSAN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO THE METRO. WE HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 11 TO 13,000 COMPETITORS THAT ARE COMPETING OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS AND WE’LL HEAV ABOUT 4,600 MATCHES BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL OF GUESTS TO VISITING LOUISVILLE RFO THE EVENT TO AROUND 40,000. IT’S GONNA BE BRING ABOUT AN ESTIMATE EDCONOMIC IMPACT OF 15 MILLION DOLLARS. IT’S IN OUR TOP 15 EVENTS THAT WE ANTICIPATED THIS YEAR. THE EVENT ITSELF IS A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT FOR JUNR IOGIRLS BETWEEN 12 AND 18 YEARS OLD TOURNAMENT EXPANDED THIS YEAR. WILL BE PLAYED AT THE KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER AND THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN TEAMS TRAVELED TO THIS TOURNAMENT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING SISTERS LAUREN AND MCKENNA POSTON FROM IOWA. WE LOVE THIS TOURNAMENT. THERE’S TON OF TEAMS THAT COME HERE. JUST SUPER COOL FOR THE GIRLS TO SEE AND THEN AFTERWARDS LIKE THE TOWN’S JUST GREAT SO WE GET TO DO TEAM DINNERS AND THEY GET TO GO SHOPPING OR DO WTERVEHA THEY WANT AFTER TOO. MY TEAM REALLY LIKES TO BE A BIG CITIES BECAUSE THERE’S MORE RESTAURANTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOP OBVIOUSLY AND WE JUST LIKE TO WALK AROUND DOWN THE STREETS AND SEEIK LE BIGGER BUILDINGS THE TOURNAMENT INCLUDES TEAMS FROM LOUISVILLE. WELL GIVING THE PLAYERS A CHANCE TO BE A TOURIST IN THEIR OWN CITY. WE FINALLY HAVE AN EXCUSE TO COME DNTOWOWN BECAUSE WE NEVER REALLY GET TO COME DOWNTOWN A LOT. SO IT’S REALLY FUN COMINGOW DN HERE AND THERE’S A LOT OF FUN STUFF TO DO. LOUISVILLE’S REALLY GNGETTI AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEMSELVES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY ONLY BE HERE FOR A DAY OR TWO,UT B THEY’LL GO BACK AND THEY’LL THINK ABOUT DO I WANT TO GO VISIT LOUISVILLE AGAIN. DO I WANT TO GO BACK? I HAD SUC
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Volleyball 'World Challenge' expected to bring over 40,000 visitors to Louisville
Addie Meiners
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
Over 40,000 visitors will be out and about in Downtown Louisville this weekend, thanks to a national volleyball tournament. The Junior Volleyball Association is hosting over 1,o00 teams in its annual "World Challenge" in the Kentucky Expo Center and the Convention Center. Between the two venues, there are 130 courts expected to host 4,600 matches. Ian Cox, the spokesperson for Kentucky Venues, says they're expecting the tournament to generate a big profit for the local economy. "It's going to bring about an estimated economic impact of $15 million," Cox said. "It's in our top 15 events that we anticipated this year."Louisville teams are participating in the tournament, including teams from the KIVA Club. Hilary Pehlke of KIVA's 14U team says it's been really fun getting to be a tourist in her own city."We finally have an excuse to come downtown, cause we never really get to come downtown a lot," Pehlke said. "So it's been really fun getting to come down here, and there's a lot of fun stuff to do."The tournament is for junior girls between the ages of 12 and 18. Games started Friday and will continue through Sunday night.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
Over 40,000 visitors will be out and about in Downtown Louisville this weekend, thanks to a national volleyball tournament.
The Junior Volleyball Association is hosting over 1,o00 teams in its annual "World Challenge" in the Kentucky Expo Center and the Convention Center. Between the two venues, there are 130 courts expected to host 4,600 matches.
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Ian Cox, the spokesperson for Kentucky Venues, says they're expecting the tournament to generate a big profit for the local economy.
"It's going to bring about an estimated economic impact of $15 million," Cox said. "It's in our top 15 events that we anticipated this year."
Louisville teams are participating in the tournament, including teams from the KIVA Club. Hilary Pehlke of KIVA's 14U team says it's been really fun getting to be a tourist in her own city.
"We finally have an excuse to come downtown, cause we never really get to come downtown a lot," Pehlke said. "So it's been really fun getting to come down here, and there's a lot of fun stuff to do."
The tournament is for junior girls between the ages of 12 and 18. Games started Friday and will continue through Sunday night.
