US EditionWhite House Unveils 'Patriot Games' Youth Contest for 2026, Drawing 'Hunger Games' Comparisons
The Patriot Games will feature top high school athletes from every state and territory competing in a four-day event as part of the 2026 semiquincentennial celebrations.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced the first-ever `Patriot Games`, an unprecedented four-day event for top high-school athletes in Washington, D.C., next fall as part of 2026 semiquincentennial celebrations.
- As part of the 250th-anniversary slate, organizers created Freedom 250 to produce signature moments and coordinate events nationwide through 2026, the president said.
- A four-day showcase will bring together 100 top high-school athletes, and Freedom 250's program includes a UFC event and a Great American State Fair on the National Mall.
- Within hours, social media compared the idea to Suzanne Collins' `Hunger Games`, making the event a trending topic while Democrats mocked it with film clips and quotes; the White House did not respond.
- Organizers say the slate aims to renew patriotism and engage Americans nationwide, though Freedom 250 remains separate from America250, complicating 2026 coordination.
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The 250-year-olds of the United States will include "Patriot Games", a four-day sports competition. They will compete "a boy and a girl from school, from each state," said Trump.
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