2010 Gay Games

LGBT multi-sport event in Cologne, Germany December 2014 VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010 GG2010-midi.gif Cologne Germany Be part of it! 70 9,500 35 sports 2010 07 31 2010 08 07 RheinEnergieStadion Gay Games VII Gay Games IX The 2010 Gay Games (Gay Games VIII) were an international multi-sport event and cultural gathering organized by, and specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) athletes, artists and musicians. It was held from July 31 to August 7, 2010 in Cologne, Germany.https://gaygames.org/History History Gay Gays March 8, 2021 June 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160626091144/https://gaygames.org/history/ dead Bidding process On 16 March 2005, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) announced that Cologne, Johannesburg, and Paris were the official candidate cities for Gay Games VIII in 2010. Cologne was elected in the FGG annual meeting in Chicago on 13 November 2005.http://www.gaygames.com/en/media/releases/2005/FGG051113PR/FGG051113PR.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20051126100018/http://www.gaygames.com/en/media/releases/2005/FGG051113PR/FGG051113PR.pdf dead 26 November 2005 Cologne, Germany, Announced as Host for 2010 Gay Games 2009-02-04 Federation of Gay Games 13 November 2005 The 2010 Games marked the first time the Games were held in Germany, and the second time in Europe (Amsterdam hosted in 1998). In the 2010 Gay Games was Sir Elton John was announced as the ambassador of the games on November 7.U.S. Newswire 2007-11-05 Sir Elton John Becomes Gay Games Ambassador https://www.proquest.com/docview/450829471 450829471 Participating nations Athletes from 70 countries participated at the 2010 Gay Games.participants information https://web.archive.org/web/20110726015232/http://www.games-cologne.de/en/static/take-part/participants-information July 26, 2011 , www.games-cologne.de The most athletes came from Germany (2,955), followed by the United States (2,215), the United Kingdom (841), the Netherlands (658) and France (524). Angola Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic El Salvador EstoniaFinland France Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan KenyaLatvia Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Russian Federation Singapore SlovakiaSlovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Opening ceremony German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (who was openly gay) attended the opening ceremony on 31 July 2010."Cologne gears up to play and party as host to Gay Games" The Official Anthem for the 2010 Gay Games was "Facing a Miracle" by Taylor Dayne in which she performed live. Also Sir Elton John was announced as an ambassador of the games on November 7.Elton john becomes gay games ambassador . (2005). Retrieved from https://www.mambaonline.com/2005/11/08/elton-john-becomes-gay-games-ambassador/ Events thumb|RheinEnergieStadion at Müngersdorfer Sportpark The event featured 35 sports, accompanied by community and cultural events throughout Cologne and the surrounding area. Event Location Opening and closing ceremonies RheinEnergieStadion Synchronized swimming German Sport University Cologne Softball Südstadion Sporting Complex Cycling Köln-Longerich Sailing Roermond, Netherlands The 35 disciplines consisted of Badminton, Basketball, Beach-Volleyball, Bodybuilding (Physique), Bowling, Bridge, Chess, Cycling, DanceSport, Diving, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Golf, Handball, Ice Hockey, Inline Speed Skating, Martial Arts, Pool-Billiards, Powerlifting, Road Races incl. Marathon, Sailing, Soccer (Football), Softball, Sport Climbing, Sport Shooting, Squash, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling.https://gaygames.org/GGVIII-results Gay Games VIII Results Federation of Gay Games March 8, 2021 Soccer (football) had the largest participation with more than 1,000 male and female competitors.Scally, Derek. "One Hundred Irish Go for Gold at Gay Games." Irish Times, August 7, 2010, pp. 4. See also LGBTQ Sports Federation of Gay Games, the sanctioning body of the Gay Games Gay Games LGBT rights in Germany List of LGBT-related organizations References 2 External links Gay Games VIII official Homepage (English) Postcard from Europe: Questioning the necessity of the Gay Games 2010 Category:2010 in multi-sport events Category:2010 in German sport Cologne Category:Sports competitions in Cologne Category:Multi-sport events in Germany Category:2010 in LGBTQ history Category:LGBTQ culture in Cologne