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FEDERATION OF GAY GAMES.
PARTICIPATION INCLUSION PERSONAL BESTTM
PARIS 2018
ALL EQUAL-
The Federation of Gay Games and Paris 2018 welcome all the participants to Gay Games 9. We hope you have a fabulous week, filled with joy, love and pride.
Paris is honored to welcome the next Gay Games from August 4 to 12, 2018. The Paris 2018 host committee is already in full swing, preparing this anniversary edition.
Paris 2018 will be a global, sporting, cultural event, open to all, which will move the spirits. Together, participants and spectators will share a week of celebrations and unforgettable emotions.
A sporting, cultural, festive event
in the heart of Paris!
The Village, located on the City Hall Plaza, will be the meeting point for all participants, passing tourists and Parisians. This space, dedicated to providing information and presenting our partners and organizations will be the stage for variety of entertaining events.
It will be a place to relax, to meet friends and to learn about Gay Games 10.
Prestigious Venues
egacy: Gay Games 10 will pursue the spirit of the original games imagined by Dr. Tom Waddell incorporating the principles of Participation, Inclusion and Personal BestTM. It will have a firm backing from FSGL, French, LGBT Sports Federation and its famous TIP, International Paris Tournament, created in 2004. It already has the support of 24 national sports federations as well as many prestigious institutional and cultural partners. They will all become part of the history of France and its fight for human rights, its passion for sport and cultural brilliance. Gay Games 10 will also become part of LGBT history.
aïcité": with its slogan "All Equal", Paris 2018 will be open to all forms of diversity. It will emphasize our values of sharing, respect, diversity, equality and solidarity. It will be THE event in 2018, officially registered as a "Majors and the Event" by the national and regional goverments and by the city of Paris. Gay Games 10 will change peoples' minds regarding every kind of discriminations.
iberty: France is a land of liberty for people around the world. Gay Games 10 will enable us to express our creativity through 36 sports, 12 cultural events, 6 conferences and 6 festive parties. We will take inspiration from the best of past experiences and add even more. We will gather forces with the LGBT communities and friends and use our "joie de vivre" and our hospitality to the very best of our ability. Being eco-responsible, we will use the very best in sustainable development and, together we will build a strong foundation for the Games to come.
Lights: Gay Games 10 will put the beauty of the
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Paris metropolis and the Île-de-France Region, in the limelight. Paris 2018 will utilize the most prestigious venues in the capital and surrounding region during the summer period, including the duration of famous ParisPlages beach festival. Day and night, the entire city will be lit in the colors of the Gay Games, welcoming visitors from around the world under the proud guardianship of its Ambassadors: Laura Flessel and Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Paris is looking forward to welcoming you.
Make our dream come true: All Equal!
Le Carreau du Temple Accreditation Center
Jean Bouin Stadium Opening Ceremony
Le Grand Palais Evening Opening Party
City Hall Plaza Gay Games Village
Arènes de Lutèce Pétanque Tournament
Roland Garros
Tennis Tournament
Bercy Arena Sports
La Philharmonie Concerts
La Villette Closing Ceremony and Party