From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2010 Gay Games

LGBT multi-sport event in Cologne, Germany

Field	Value
name	VIII Gay Games
Cologne 2010
logo	GG2010-midi.gif
host_city	Cologne
country	Germany
motto	Be part of it!
nations	70
athletes	9,500
events	35 sports
opening
closing
Queens_Baton
stadium	RheinEnergieStadion
previous	[Gay Games VII](2006-gay-games)
next	[Gay Games IX](2014-gay-games)

Cologne 2010

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.

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. 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.

Participating nations

Athletes from 70 countries participated at the 2010 Gay Games. 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).

Opening ceremony

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (who was openly gay) attended the opening ceremony on 31 July 2010.

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

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.

Soccer (football) had the largest participation with more than 1,000 male and female competitors.

References

"History".
(13 November 2005). "Cologne, Germany, Announced as Host for 2010 Gay Games". Federation of Gay Games.
U.S., Newswire. (2007-11-05). "Sir Elton John Becomes Gay Games Ambassador".
[http://www.games-cologne.de/en/static/take-part/participants-information participants information] {{webarchive. link. (July 26, 2011 , www.games-cologne.de)
[http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5853139,00.html "Cologne gears up to play and party as host to Gay Games"]
"Gay Games VIII Results".
Scally, Derek. "One Hundred Irish Go for Gold at Gay Games." ''Irish Times'', August 7, 2010, pp. 4''.''

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

gay-games 2010-in-multi-sport-events 2010-in-german-sport lgbtq-events-in-germany sport-in-cologne multi-sport-events-in-germany 2010-in-lgbtq-history lgbtq-culture-in-cologne

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2010 Gay Games — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report