At the invitation of European organizers, seven Chicago Gay Games VII representatives will travel this week to Munich, Germany, to attend the 2004 EuroGames. Outside of the Gay Games, Europe’s gay and lesbian sporting competition—called the EuroGames—is the largest gathering of lesbian and gay athletes in the world. The EuroGames have been held each summer since 1992 except for 1994, 1998 and 2002—years in which Gay Games were held. This year’s EuroGames, with record-breaking participation by more than 5,000 registered competitors in 26 sports, will take place from July 29 to Aug. 1. Many of the competitions will take place in the Olympic Park, site of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Chicago’s delegation includes Dennis Sneyers, Chicago Games, Inc. (CGI) Board Co-Chair; Sports Co-Chairs Suzanne Arnold and Sam Coady; Marketing Chair and Board Co-Vice Chair Kevin Boyer; mass transit expert and Grant Writing Committee member Kim Hunt; and former Team Chicago Co-Chair and Finance Committee member Elizabeth Valenti. Rounding out the delegation will be Gary Medler, 3-time Sydney Gay Games medalist in cycling and legal counsel to Chicago Games, Inc. The Chicago delegation will be joined by about a dozen Gay Games supporters from the international Federation of Gay Games and its member organizations in Europe and the USA.
Chicago’s participation in EuroGames is sponsored in part by Hilton Munich Park. See www.GayGamesChicago.org.