The Valencia Gay Games will be held from June 27 to July 5, 2026

Valencia Gay Games The Valencia Gay Games will be held from June 27 to July 5, 2026

The 2026 Valencia Gay Games will have a total of 40 venues for the 37 sports that comprise them

The Gay Games of Valencia will be held in two years: they will take place between the June 27 and July 5, 2026They will consist of a total of 37 sports open to the participation of all genders. In exhibition mode, two open and inclusive local disciplines such as soccer and Valencian pilota. The event will also have an agenda of parallel and cultural activities that will take place both in Valencia city and in other towns in the province.

This weekend the new website was also made public, which contains information on all sports, venues and other activities, and which will be used to register for entries, which will open next week. October 1 with special prices for the first people to register, according to a statement issued by the council.

Organizing committee

The dates come after the organizing committee of the events was formed this July. Gay Games, in accordance with what was ratified by the International Federation of this event last May. This working group, approved by agreement of the Local Government Board of the Valencia City Council el last march, will be the body responsible for monitoring, promoting and controlling the organisation and holding of the event, according to a statement issued by the council.

The city council of this city will collaborate in the organization of the Gay Games through the departments of Tourism, Sports and Culture. The Councillor for Sports, Rocio Gil, will serve as chair of the committee and the Councilor for Culture, José Luis Moreno, as vice president.

37 Modalities

Valencia Gay GamesThe Gay Games In 2022, there will be 37 sports, including Valencian pilota and copbol, as well as other sports such as basketball and football. These games LGTBI They also include e-sports (online sports) and quidditch. According to the project presented by the City Council, the sporting disciplines will be complemented by a broad agenda of "talks, activism, culture and music«.

The locations chosen in Valencia They are spaces that have already been built, so there will be no need to build new buildings, such as the pavilions of Benicalap, Malva-rosa and Benicalap, where volleyball will be held, the facilities of the Marina de València (kayaking, sailing or table tennis), or the Trinquet de Pelayo, where the Valencian pilota competitions will be held.

Origin of the Gay Games

The Gay Games They were born in 1982 by an LGTBIQ+ movement founded by Tom Waddell, an American athlete and activist who aimed to promote inclusion. The Gay Games Federation Its fundamental principle is that all activities carried out are "inclusive in nature» and that no person will be excluded from participating «for reasons of sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality«.

The first edition of the Gay Games was held in San Francisco And, after that, they have been repeated every four years in cities such as New York (1994) Colonia (2010) Paris (2018) o Hong Kong (2022). This latest edition, which was scheduled to take place next year, has been delayed due to the pandemic and will be held in 2023.

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Sources: La Vanguardia

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