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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.

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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.

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17-20 January 2013
Sin City Shootout
Las Vegas
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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.

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Congratulations Dick Uyvari

Pictured: Larry Pike ( left ) and Dick Uyvari.
Photo courtesy Stephanie Johnstone, Vice President of IGBO

From Windy City Times:

The International Gay Bowling Organization ( IGBO ) honored Chicago’s Dick Uyvari with its Fellowship Award at the organization’s 29th annual meeting and tournament, held over Memorial Day weekend in Oklahoma City. The Fellowship Award is IGBO’s highest honor and is presented to two individuals each year that best represent the organization’s motto—unity, fellowship and communication. Denver’s Larry Pike also received the award.

Uyvari was singled out for his record of service in the bowling community and philanthropy. He served on IGBO’s first board of directors and was instrumental in founding Chicago’s first gay bowling tournament; He served as president, secretary or treasurer in more than a dozen Chicago leagues. He also represented Chicago’s leagues in IGBO for nearly ten years and co-directed the only IGBO tournament ever hosted in Chicago.


Click HERE to read the full article.

http://www.windycitytimes.com/

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Gay Games Blogger Note:
Dick Uyvari and his life partner Joe La Pat have been fantastic supporters of the Gay Games and so many other organisations through out the years. His partner Joe La Pat died 1 year ago this month. Dick Uyvari continues their good work.

1 comment:

Dick Uyvari said...

Many thanks to FGG for posting this article. Without a lifetime of unconditional support from JOE this award would not have been possible. One correction: although I did serve on the IGBO board in 1986-87, it was not the 'first' IGBO board; that was in 1980-81. This was a typo in the original article. The photo was actually taken by Stephanie Johnstone, Vice President of IGBO.