User:SecretName101/2018 Gay Games

The 2018 Gay Games are scheduled to be held in Paris, France.

Bidding
On July 31, 2012, the FGG announced that six groups in seven cities had been approved as prospective bidders. The groups were from Amsterdam, the 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.

By August 31, 2012, a letter of intent to bid was received from all the groups except those in Brazil.

In December 2012, the FGG announced that several requests from bidders to add new sports to the program of the games. 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. Of these, boxing, pétanque, roller derby and wheelchair rugby were included in the bids of the three finalist bidding organizations.

Bid books were provided by February 28, 2013 with a Q&A held over April & May 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. Shortlisted cities received a 4-day visit (inspection sites) from a team of FGG inspectors (4 delegates + 1 CM) in July 2013. The final vote took place in Cleveland (Ohio, USA) during the 2013 Annual General Assembly. On 7 October, Paris was elected host city for the 2018 Gay Games.

Participation
Some 15,000 athletes are expected to participate in the games.

Sports

 * Aquatics
 * Diving
 * Swimming
 * Synchronized Swimming
 * Water Polo
 * Athletics
 * 5k and 10k
 * Half Marathon and Marathon
 * Track and Field
 * Badminton
 * Basketball
 * Bodybuilding
 * Bowling
 * Cycling
 * Mountain Biking
 * Road Cycling
 * DanceSport
 * Field Hockey
 * Figure Skating
 * Flag Football
 * Golf
 * Handball
 * Ice Hockey
 * Inline Speed Skating
 * Martial Arts
 * Pétanque
 * Roller Derby
 * Rowing
 * Rugby
 * Sailing
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Squash
 * Table Tennis
 * Tennis
 * Triathlon
 * Volleyball
 * Beach Volleyball
 * Indoor Volleyball
 * Wrestling

Cultural program venues

 * Bibliothèque nationale de France
 * Café des Phares
 * Casino de Paris
 * Centre LGBT Paris
 * Cinéma Le Brady
 * Hôtel de Ville (Gay Games Village and conference on sports and inclusion)
 * Mairie IV
 * Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs Auditorium Saint Germain
 * Salle Pierre Charpy (cheerleading)

Calendar
User:SecretName101/2018 Gay Games Calendar