Local organizations line up to support
GGDen2030
DENVER, June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gay Games Denver 2030 Bid Committee announces their plan
for a week of exceptional athletic competitions and cultural
celebrations. They are proposing a world-class lineup
of culture events alongside a diverse range of sporting
activities. Colorado's unique
blend of Denver-based regional
highlights is designed to provide all participants and spectators
with an unparalleled experience, embracing all aspects of equity,
diversity, and inclusion through both sport and culture.
Denver was recently named one
of the final 10 cities world-wide who are bidding to host Gay Games
XIII and the only city in the USA
still in the race. The quadrennial event is expected to bring over
12,000 participants from more than 100 countries to the winning
host city and will provide an unrivaled opportunity to showcase the
local Denver LGBTQ+ community to the world. If the GGDen2030 team
is successful in their bid, the week-long celebration is expected
to bring in over $110 million in
economic benefits to Denver metro
area communities.
Following the announcement of support from Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike
Johnston, community support for the GGDen2030 bid continues
to blossom. Additional state and city politicians, local sport
leagues, and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are lining up to offer their
support to bring the Gay Games XIII to Denver. Thanks to a partnership with Visit
Denver, local businesses are getting excited to offer visitors from
around the world diverse and locally crafted food, drink, and
entertainment.
Culture events proposed by GGDen2030 will spotlight the best
Denver has to offer. The week will
showcase a themed visual art collection alongside a music program
featuring everything from folk music to edm shows to a gala concert
of choir, band, orchestra, and cheerleaders. Denver will also share their active and
growing drag scene with performances from esteemed local queens and
kings in an entertainment setting designed for all.
The sporting slate of the Gay Games includes an incredibly
diverse range of team and individual sports, all leveraging the
best of the Denver area's world
class facilities and outdoor venues. Events such as aquatics –
which will feature a new local diving facility – and bodybuilding –
to be held in Denver's world-class
convention center – will highlight Denver's state of the art sporting
infrastructure. Meanwhile the integrated sport and culture programs
will entertain audiences with the high-stakes medaled sports of
cheerleading, dancesport, and figure skating paired with
crowd-loving exhibitions, all of which will be open to the
public.
With Denver's close proximity
to the world-class Rocky Mountains, the proposed Gay Games are
slated to host tournaments for local essentials such as sport
climbing and mountain biking. The GGDen2030 bid would not be
complete without incorporating local state and city parks for
competitions in triathlon, distance running events, and track and
field.
By providing visitors and locals with a unique series of
sporting and cultural events, Gay Games Denver 2030 hopes to provide an international
event to remember which will instill in participants the critical
Federation of Gay Games principles of "Participation, Inclusion,
and Personal Best™." The unprecedented collaboration with dozens of
local LGBTQ+ organizations working with the GGDen2030 bid team
hopes to be a model for future Gay Games. The opportunity to
contribute to the legacy of the event is paired with a sense of
purpose to leave the local community with a rejuvenated sense of
pride.
GGDen2030 calls to action:
- Visit www.ggden2030.com to sign-up for updates & more
- Email info@ggden2030.com
- Letters of support from LGBTQIA+ and ally personalities,
politicians, businesses, media, sport and cultural
organizations
- Fundraising inquiries for corporate sponsorships, foundations,
individual giving
- Professional and volunteer support
- Follow social media Facebook, Instagram (@GayGamesDenver2030)
and X (@GGDenver2030)
About the Federation of Gay Games
Built upon the principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal
Best™ since 1982, the Federation of Gay Games exists to promote
equality in sport and culture for all. The Gay Games was conceived
by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic
decathlete, and was first held in San
Francisco in 1982. Subsequent Gay Games were held in
San Francisco (1986), Vancouver (1990), New York (1994), Amsterdam (1998), Sydney (2002), Chicago (2006), Cologne (2010), Cleveland+Akron (2014),
Paris (2018), Hong Kong and Guadalajara (2023), and Gay Games XII will
take place in Valencia in
2026.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Courtney von Bergen
& Lance Husak, Gay Games Denver 2030 Bid Committee
Co-Chairs
info@ggden2030.com
Matthew Bendure, Gay Games
Denver 2030 Bid Committee
Communications Director
matthew@ggden2030.com
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