Featured events


7-9 September 2012
Brussels Games
Brussels

Brussels Gay Sports will offer a weekend of fun and fairplay in the capital of Europe, with volleyball, swimming, badminton, and tennis, as well as fitness and hiking.

Learn more HERE.
26-28 October 2012
QueergamesBern
Bern, Switzerland

The success of the first edition of the QueergamesBern proved the need for an LGBT multisport event in Switzerland. This year will be even bigger, with badminton, bowling, running, walking, floorball.

Learn more HERE.
17-20 January 2013
Sin City Shootout
Las Vegas
The 7th Sin City Shootout will feature softball, ice hockey, tennis, wrestling, basketball, dodgeball, bodybuilding and basketball.

Learn more HERE.

13-16 June 2013
IGLFA Euro Cup
Dublin
After this year's edition in Budapest at the EuroGames, the IGLFA Euro Cup heads to Dublin for 2013, hosted by the Dublin Devils and the Dublin Phoenix Tigers.

Learn more HERE.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Michelle Ferris sits out World Masters Games (but she has a good excuse!)

The World Masters Games are underway in Sydney. Among those involved are the folks from Sporting Pulse, the firm selected to provide the FGG's new website and Gay Games registration system, and FGG VP Operations Jon Baldan, who is officiating at the basketball tournament. Someone who's on the sidelines is cycling champ and FGG Ambassador Michelle Ferris.

More from WAToday.com.au:

New arrival halts Ferris' masters plans

* Lisa Martin
* October 14, 2009

A crying newborn daughter has postponed Olympic cycling silver medallist Michelle Ferris' plans to ride at the World Masters Games.

A sleepy Ferris watched on from the sidelines at the Dunc Gray Velodrome in Bass Hill as her competitors completed the criterium race.

Ferris and her partner Kylie, welcomed baby Paige into the world in the early hours of Saturday - day one of the games.

"Mother and baby are doing really well," she said.

"I haven't had much sleep.

"When I'm not quite all there it's not fair on the other competitors, in case I take a corner incorrectly and cause an accident."

Ferris was nostalgic about her Olympic success - back-to-back silver medals at the Sydney and Atlanta.

"It's a part of my life that was unforgettable, it's a long time ago now but doesn't feel like it," she said.

Since retiring from the sport Ferris has been coaching cycling.

She hopes to race the 50km road event at Eastern Creek on the weekend, with her family watching on.

Ferris said the age category for Masters cyclists was changing so she won't be eligible to compete again for another five years.

"It used to be 30, now it's 35," she said.

"By then Paige will be on training wheels."

Ferris is an ambassador for the Sydney World Masters Games and the Gay Games.

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