The eighth Gay Games, to be held in Cologne this summer, has reported that there are already 5,000 registered participants.

Registrations come from all over the world, from as far away as Japan, Afghanistan, and Madagascar and total 49 registered nationalities. The biggest groups of participants come from the US and the host country Germany.

The VIII GayGames Cologne 2010 is taking place from July 31 until August 7. Thirty-five sports competitions and 5 cultural events and an expected 12,000 participants make it similar in size to the Olympic Games. 34,000 visitors will join in celebrating the opening ceremony on July 31 2010.

The VIII Gay Games Cologne is a quadrenial sports and cultural event which is based on participation, inclusion, and the achievement of personal records. At the same time it aims to fight against discrimination of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.

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www.gaygamescologne.com