The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Brian Fitch and the Mayoress his wife Nora hosted a reception, on Saturday, December 6 in conjunction with BLAGSS for the organisers of The EuroGames in Stockholm in 2015.
The EUROGAMES is an LGBT sporting and cultural festival which takes place in Europe for three years out of every four. The fourth year is reserved for the Gay Games and Out Games which are often staged outside of Europe.
The Swedish organising team had visited Manchester and London before arriving in Brighton, on Saturday, to encourage people to register for the EuroGames 2015, which open in Stockholm on August 5. 2015.
EuroGames encourage participation from everyone — regardless of sexual orientation, race, gender, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, political beliefs, athletic or artistic ability, age, physical challenge or health status. The purpose is to offer a safe environment for an expected 5,000 LGBTQ competitors and participants.
The EuroGames Stockholm cultural programme offers exhibitions, activities, attractions and a film festival.
The political programme hosts a conference with seminars, workshops and lectures, as well as an opening dinner at the City Hall of Stockholm for national and international participants and a closing cermony in the art deco Olympic Stadium which staged the summer Olympics in 1912.
The sports programme consists of over 25 sports such as Volleyball, Track & Field, Same-sex dancing, Badminton, Swimming and much more.
Jakob Jansson, President of EuroGames Stockholm 2015, said: “BLAGSS are a great organisation doing a great job here in Brighton and we look forward to welcoming them to Stockholm next Summer.”
“We want to make the UK contingent the largest one at the games – beating France and Germany. The UK has such great heritage and strength at sports and we know its LGBT teams and individuals will really enjoy Eurogames in Stockholm.”
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