LAKE PLACID (AP) -- The organizers of next winter's Empire State games say the event will expand from three days to four to include more sports and an educational element for student athletes.
The games will run from Feb. 2 through Feb. 5, including a torch run before the Friday opening ceremony and a Festival of Games celebration on Saturday.
A coalition of businesses and governments in the Lake Placid area stepped in last year to support the games after the state eliminated funding for the competitions, which had brought together amateur athletes for more than 30 years.
The 2012 dates were announced Monday.
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