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Gay Games® 2006 Meeting in Boston
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Chicago Sports Chairs Travel to Boston for Meetings with Athletes
2004-09-22
Gay Games® VII marks the return of the quadrennial event to North America for the first time since 1994. Boston area athletes, artists and fans are invited to a special information session presented by Chicago organizers of the event scheduled for 15-22 July 2006 in the Windy City. Presented in cooperation with Boston’s LGBT sports alliance, PrideSports Boston, the information session will take place Saturday, October 2nd at Fritz Lounge, 26 Chandler St., Boston, MA 02116 from 2-6pm with a presentation at 4pm. All are welcome. There is no charge to participate.
Gay Games VII Sports Co-Directors Suzanne Arnold and Sam Coady will travel to Boston for the presentation. Both Arnold and Coady have been involved in LGBT sports as competitors and organizers for more than 15 years. Arnold was a founding member of the Women’s Division of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) and was the first woman to be inducted into that organization’s Hall of Fame. She has managed softball and basketball leagues in Chicago, is the former co-chair of Team Chicago and has been part of the Gay Games movement since 1986. Coady is the founder and former director of the Chicago Hoops Classic, the largest annual gay basketball tournament in the world outside of the Gay Games. He served on the Windy City Athletic Association Board of Directors for 15 years, and has qualified for 16 consecutive NAGAAA Softball World Series.
Arnold and Coady will also be heard on “One in Ten,” Boston’s award-winning radio program for the gay & lesbian community, Sunday, September 26th. Hosts Sue O’Connell and Keith Orr will interview Arnold and Coady about Gay Games VII. Founded in 1992, “One in Ten” is the country’s longest running radio program of its kind. The show airs every Sunday night 10pm-midnight on Boston’s WFNX radio, 101.7FM.
About Gay Games VII
Gay Games VII Sports and Cultural Festival will take place 15-22 July 2006. Over 12,000 athletes from more than 100 countries will compete in 30 sports ranging from softball to dancesport, swimming to tennis. The weeklong event will include an ancillary arts festival, band, cheerleading and chorus performances, and a series of community-organized social events and parties. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 15 July at Soldier Field, the lakefront home stadium of American-style football’s Chicago Bears. Closing ceremony will be 22 July at Wrigley Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, located in the heart of Chicago’s largest LGBT neighborhood. Hundreds of athletes and artists from countries as diverse as Taiwan, Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada and the USA have already signed up, taking advantage of early registration discounts. Athletes and artists can register now for Gay Games VII at GayGamesChicago.org. Tickets to Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as gold medal competitions, special shows and parties will go on sale to the general public later in 2004.
About The Gay Games
The Gay Games was conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and was first held in San Francisco in 1982 with 1,350 participants. Subsequent Gay Games have been held in San Francisco (1986; 3,500 participants), Vancouver (1990; 7,300 participants), New York (1994; 12,500 participants), Amsterdam (1998; 13,000 participants), and Sydney (2002; 11,000 participants). The Federation of Gay Games is the international governing body that perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and promotes the event's founding principles of participation, inclusion and personal best. For more information, visit GayGames.org. Chicago Games, Inc. is the host of Gay Games VII and is led by experienced civic leaders from Chicago’s business, sports and non-profit sectors. For information about how to sponsor or participate in Gay Games VII in Chicago, visit www.GayGamesChicago.org, e-mail info@GayGamesChicago.org, or phone (773) 907-2006.
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