ALBANY (AP) -- A published report says the 2011 Empire State Games have been canceled because of New York's $9 billion budget gap.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Winter Games administrator Lisa Del Signore has written a letter to athletes informing them that the winter, summer, senior and games for the physically challenged have been canceled.
The winter games were scheduled for late February in Lake Placid and the summer games were set for Rochester in late July. The Olympic-style games are run by the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The newspaper reports that Del Signore's letter said the agency has been told by the Paterson administration that there will be no state funding for the games.
The summer games were canceled in 2009 because of budget cuts.
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