Some of the world's top women athletes, including Wimbledon champ Garbine Muguruza, gold medal-winning basketball player Lindsay Whalen and three-time U.S. figure skating champ Ashley Wagner, are scheduled to compete in the inaugural Aurora Games in August, in Albany, New York.
The all-women's sports and entertainment festival will be held at the Times Union Center. Events include tennis, gymnastics, basketball, figure skating, ice hockey and beach volleyball in a Team Americas vs. Team World format. The winning team earns the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Trophy.
Other athletes scheduled to participate include ice hockey stars Haley Skarupa and Susanna Tapani, tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands and beach volleyball players Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes.
Tickets for the event went on sale Friday in conjunction with International Women's Day.