The 2010 Gay Games in Cologne received virtually no mainstream media coverage, but Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post’s “Federal Eye” column has a nice item on the participation by Kei Koizumi, who handles budgetary and policy issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Koizumi, 41, won a gold medal in [...]
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White House official wins Gay Games gold
Notes: Soccer, women, track, straights
About 700 people showed up to watch the men’s A-division soccer finals, which saw Stonewall FC beat United FC, 2-1. Stonewall scored the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute. Team Cologne beat Team Italia, 5-0, for the bronze. And team Argentina beat Jet City in the finals of the B division, 3-0.
I was surprised by [...]
Gay Games Cologne gets an ‘A’ grade
All I needed to know about my feelings on Gay Games VIII came on the last day. Most of the athletes had already left, and I headed to the soccer and basketball finals. Neumarkt was empty. The train was empty. Melancholy swept over me. The thought of this incredible event ending was several days before [...]
Photo gallery: Around the track
I spent a good chunk of the afternoon out at track and field, covering the 100-meter medal races, which included the German sprinters seen here.
Check out the track photo gallery.
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Profile: Roger Bashore, track and field
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31.
Roger Bashore
Chicago
My involvement in the Gay Games began with the New York closing ceremonies in 1994. I handed out information and buttons for one of the sponsors. [...]
