New York Road Runners Club, organizers of the world-famous New York City Marathon.
Martial Arts/Judo At least 10 gay and lesbian masters, including the legendary Wendi Dragonfire, will participate and/or officiate in competition and workshops. The judo competition, sanctioned for the first time by United States Judo, Inc., will introduce Kata, a competition of technical prowess.
Physique
This competition, a perennial favorite with spectators of both genders, will feature more than 200 bodybuilders, men and women, from around the world.
Power-Lifting
Three lifts-the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift-count for everything in this dramatic event.
Racquetball
Spectators will have a bird's-eye view of the action in this doubleelimination tournament.
Soccer
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With more than a thousand participants and teams from Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, and Great Britain, this competition will go head-
to-head in Flushing
Meadow with the World 'Cup. There's never been a better time for soccer in New York!
Softball
Spectators will be able to choose between men's and women's slow-pitch and women's fast-pitch games on 22 fields at Randall's Island. The finals of this popular sport will be battled out in Central Park.
Sport Climbing
This daring and popular sport will make its Gay Games debut in New Paltz, N.Y., one of the country's top climbing areas. In the finals, competitors will scale a 30-foot overhanging route in a highly watchable test of endurance and gymnastic ability.
Squash
This will be a "soft ball" competition governed by international rules. Several nationally ranked players are expected in the women's competition.
Table Tennis
This competition will feature a Davis Cup-style team competition and a five-division singles championship competition.
Tennis
The Flushing, Queens, home of the U.S. Open
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will host this 700-player competition, the largest tennis tournament ever. Track & Field
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Downing Stadium on Randall's Island was the site of the 1936 Olympic trials, where Jesse Owens dominated the 100-meter dash, and the U.S. National Championships, where a world record was set by Leroy Burrell in the same event. The 5kilometer and 10kilometer races will traverse the of the island.
Triathlon
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In this continuous, grueling, multisport event more than 300 participants will swim one mile, bike 19 miles, and run a 10-kilometer race (6.2 miles).
Volleyball
One of the most popular sports in lesbian and gay (and straight) competitions worldwide, volleyball at Gay Games IV will highlight a significant number of international teams, with eight different levels of play.
Wrestling
Wrestling has been a Gay Games event from the very beginning, but this competition will feature the largest representation of gay wrestling clubs yet, as well as the debut of women's wrestling.
GAY GAMES IV
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