EuroGames

The EuroGames are an LGBT sporting event in Europe, hosted by license of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation and organised by one or more of the federation's member clubs. Similar to the Gay Games, Eurogames are a sports-for-all-event, open to everyone, irrespective of sex, age, sexual identity or physical ability.

Scheduling[edit]

The EuroGames is a two-day event. The most recent EuroGames were held from 29 June to 2 July 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. The organizing sport club was HOT Helsinki. There were 14 sports on offer and the games attracted 3000 participants. The next EuroGames are planned for Rome in 2019.

History[edit]

Edition	Year	Location	Country	Participants	Countries	Sports	Remarks	Other bidders
1	1992	The Hague	Netherlands	300	5	4
2	1993	The Hague	Netherlands	540	8	6
3	1995	Frankfurt	Germany	2,000	13
4	1996	Berlin	Germany	3,247	18	17
5	1997	Paris	France	2,000	18	17		Brussels, Zurich
-	1999	Manchester	United Kingdom	0	0	0	Cancelled	Cologne
6	2000	Zurich	Switzerland	4,500		19		Hamburg
7	2001	Hanover	Germany	1,500		7	Small EuroGames
8	2003	Copenhagen	Denmark	2,200		7	Small EuroGames
9	2004	Munich	Germany	5,050	38	27		Vienna
10	2005	Utrecht	Netherlands	2,855	44	9	Small EuroGames
11	2007	Antwerp	Belgium	3,650	38	11+1	Small EuroGames
12	2008	Barcelona	Spain	>5,000	40	25
13	2011	Rotterdam	Netherlands			26
14	2012	Budapest	Hungary
15	2015	Stockholm	Sweden	4,465	71	28	Big EuroGames
16	2016	Helsinki	Finland	1,400	40	14	EuroGames
17	2019	Rome	Italy
18	2020	Düsseldorf	Germany
19	2021	Copenhagen/Malmö	Denmark/ Sweden
20	2022	Nijmegen	Netherlands