36 Sports Finalized for Gay Games 11 - Hong Kong 2022

In a press release published on 9 June 2019, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) together with the Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022’s management team announced today the 36 sports which will be offered at the event hosted in Hong Kong in November 2022. For the first time in the history of the Gay Games, E-Sports and Dodgeball are among the sports to be included in the final sports list.

The 36 sports featured at Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022 are:

Aquatic Sports

1. Diving

2. Open Water Swimming

3. Synchronised Swimming

4. Swimming / Pink Flamingo

5. Water Polo

Athletics Sports

6. Marathon: Full

7. Marathon: Half

8. Road Race: 10km

9. Road Race: 5km

10. Track & Field

11. Trail Running

19. Combined Events: Triathlon

Ballgames Sports

12. Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball

13. Dodgeball **

14. Football (Soccer)

15. Rugby Sevens

16. Softball

17. Volleyball

Cross-disciplinary Sports

18. Cheerleading *

20. Dance Sport

21. E-Sports **

22. Figure Skating *

23. Golf

24. Ten Pin Bowling

Racquet Sports

25. Badminton

26. Squash

27. Table Tennis

28. Tennis

Mat Sports

29. Fencing

30. Martial Arts

31. Physique Bodybuilding

32. Powerlifting

33. Wrestling

Water sports

34. Rowing

35. Dragon Boat Racing

36. Sailing

* Sports which were not featured in the initial proposal (bid book) but are now added to the final list due to the large support in the region.

** Sports which were not featured in the initial proposal (bid book) but are now added to the final list due to the large support in the region. These sports are also making a historical entry in the Gay Games.

To read the entire press release, click List of GGHK Sports FGG_GGHK_Press Release.pdf

PARIS, FRANCE (30 October 2017) The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) General Assembly voting took place 30 October 2017 in Paris, France; Hong Kong is now the 2022 Gay Games 11 official host city. 36 sports and 11 cultural events are planned for November 2022. Click on the city name above or on THIS LINK to learn more.

BACKGROUND ON GAY GAMES 11 SITE SELECTION PROCESS

Site inspections of the three finalist cities took place June & July 2017 by a team of inspectors from Australia, Germany, Canada, and the USA. The team spent 3.5 days in each city, toured all venues and attended local supporter civic events.

The FGG expresses gratitude to the record number of 17 cities that expressed interest in 2022 Gay Games 11. Five of these cities made it to the semi-final round (Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, and San Francisco, CA). In the first phase, an additional nine cities had expressed interest: Cape Town, South Africa, Tel Aviv, Israel and USA cities Anaheim, CA, Atlanta, GA, Des Moines, IA, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, Minneapolis, MN, and San Antonio, TX.

The impact that the Gay Games has in host cities is incredible in terms of culture, sport, economic impact, history and most importantly elevating all matters of LGBT+ equality.

Paris 2018 - Gay Games 10 took place 4-12 August 2018, featuring 36 sports, 14 cultural events, an academic conference, and 10,317 participants from 90+ countries.

Since 1982, the FGG mission promotes equality and is the largest sport and culture event in the world open to all. Its legacy changes social, and political attitudes towards LGBT+ people through the core principles of “Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best™”. The Gay Games was conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and was first held in San Francisco in 1982. Subsequent Gay Games are San Francisco (1986), Vancouver (1990), New York (1994), Amsterdam (1998), Sydney (2002), Chicago (2006), Cologne (2010), Cleveland+Akron (2014), and Paris (2018). Gay Games 11 will take place in Hong Kong in November 2022.

The FGG expresses gratitude to the record number of 17 cities that expressed interest in 2022 Gay Games 11.

Five of these cities made it to the semi-final round (Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, and San Francisco, CA).

In the first phase, an additional nine cities had expressed interest: Cape Town, South Africa, Tel Aviv, Israel and USA cities Anaheim, CA, Atlanta, GA, Des Moines, IA, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, Minneapolis, MN, and San Antonio, TX.

SITE SELECTION AND GAY GAMES 11 MEDIA