The Missouri State Senior Games is an Olympic-style sports festival for individuals age 50 and older.

The purpose of the Senior Games is to:

• Provide an annual physical fitness event to promote a social, competitive, athletic and recreational activity for older adults
• Promote and create an interest in lifetime spots, recreation and physical exercise as a means of enhancing one’s quality of life.
• Create an awareness of the abilities and capabilities of older citizens.
• Foster an amateur athletic network of participants, volunteers and sports enthusiasts throughout Missouri that encourages and promotes healthier lifestyles.
• Create private and public support for physical fitness and amateur athletic training.