I’ve decided on a start date with the GAO: July 24th. I was originally thinking July 10th, but then I discovered that the gay games are July 15th-22nd in Chicago. I think I should participate. Or watch, or something. I’ll probably swim some butterfly. Sadly, they don’t seem to have any gymnastics there. That’s a shame, because gymnastics is probably the only sport I could imagine myself watching for hours without getting bored. I suspect I could even tolerate a noisy crowd to watch some people who are particularly good at it. Maybe it’s like the chorus, I’d rather be there for rehearsal than for the actual show, though each has its own appeal.
So can I participate in these games? I’m pretty athletic. 🙂
And I LOVE competition.
::salivates::
Yes: http://www.gaygameschicago.org/registration/help.php#SportCulture
It costs $125 to sign up, plus an additional per sport fee, $35 in the case of swimming. There are other limitations, and the list of sports available is…
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Bowling
Cycling
DanceSport
Darts
Diving
Figure Skating
Flag Football
Golf – Full
Ice Hockey
Marathon
Martial Arts
Physique
Pool Billiards
Power Lifting
Racquetball
Road Races 5/10K
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing – Full
Soccer / Football
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
I thought the gay games were in October???
nevermind…. I looked it up. I dunno why the hell I thought it was october.
Um, we’re shooting the Gay Games. If you want to get in contact with the organizer, we can hook you up.
cool! hope you can make it out here to chicago!
You’re kidding…no gymnastics at the Gay Games? It seems to me like that would be an obvious choice.
A couple of my friends are thinking about running in the marathon, and I might go to support them. I hope you get to participate in some way!