On 7 October, Paris was elected host city for the 2018 Gay Games. The final vote took place in Cleveland (Ohio, USA) during the 2013 Annual General Assembly. Shortlisted cities received a 4-day visit (inspection sites) from a team of FGG inspectors (4 delegates + 1 CM) in July 2013. A shortlisting vote took place on May 31, 2013, resulting in the shortlisting of Limerick, London and Paris as the final three cities to continue on the 2018 Bid cycle. Of these, boxing, pétanque, roller derby and wheelchair rugby were included in the bids of the three finalist bidding organizations.īid books were provided by February 28, 2013, with a Q&A held over April and May 2013. Of these requests, that for the inclusion of polo was rejected, while those for archery, boxing, fencing, pétanque, roller derby and wheelchair rugby were approved. In December 2012, the FGG announced that several requests from bidders to add new sports to the program of the games. The groups were from Amsterdam, Netherlands Limerick, Ireland London, United Kingdom Orlando, Florida, United States Paris, France and a group proposing to host the Gay Games in either Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, Brazil.īy August 31, 2012, letters of intent to bid had been received from all groups except those in Brazil. On July 31, 2012, the FGG announced that seven cities had been approved as prospective bidders. The objective was to fight against all forms of discrimination (sexual orientation, gender identity, disability) through the practice of sport, to show the diversity of the LGBT community and the general population. It was an international sporting and cultural event, which was intended to be open to everyone. It was the first time they took place in a French-speaking city.
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Approximately 10,000 athletes from 91 nations participated in 36 sports and cultural events. It was held from August 4 to August 12, 2018, in Paris, France. The 2018 Gay Games, also known as Gay Games 10 or Gay Games X, were an international multi-sport event and cultural gathering organized by, and specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) athletes, artists and musicians.