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It was an international sporting and cultural event, which was intended to be open to everyone. The objective was to fight against all forms of discrimination (sexual orientation, gender identity, disability)<ref name=":4">{{cite web |language=French |author=Emmanuelle Dal'Secco |title=Les Gay games à Paris contre les préjugés dans le sport |website=Handicap.fr |date=4 August 2018 |url=https://informations.handicap.fr/art-gay-games-paris-865-11045.php |accessdate=2018-08-07 }}</ref> through the practice of sport,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |language=French |title=4 événements à ne pas manquer aux Gay Games |website=Le Huffington Post |date=2 August 2018 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/08/02/4-evenements-a-ne-pas-manquer-aux-gay-games-2018-a-paris_a_23493183/ |accessdate=6 August 2018 }}</ref> to show the diversity of the LGBT community and the general population. 40,000 visitors were expected.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |language=French |title=Gay Games à Paris: Découvrez les temps forts de l'événement qui débute ce samedi |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/paris/2316119-20180804-gay-games-paris-decouvrez-temps-forts-evenement-debute-samedi |website=www.20minutes.fr |accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref>
The 2018 Gay Games were estimated to have boosted the economy of Paris by $118m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victorian government bids for 2030 Gay Games after Commonwealth Games failure |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorian-government-bids-for-2030-gay-games-after-commonwealth-games-failure/news-story/96d6909f79bf771aebd29ffe31019c23 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
== Bidding process ==
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