Antwerp Brilliant Games 2017: We Are All Brilliant!
In early November, athletes from all over the world gather in Antwerp. Active Company, the Antwerp sports association for the LGBT community, will then organize the Antwerp Brilliant Games, an international multi sports tournament.
From 2 to 5 November 2017, Active Company vzw organizes an international sporting event: the Antwerp Brilliant Games. We expect more than 600 athletes - gay, bi, heterosexual, ... - from across Europe, and as many visitors and spectators. The program includes badminton, squash, tennis, volleyball, swimming and water polo. In addition to the sports tournaments there is also a more leisurely program. Traditionally, this covers a party, a brunch and hosted housing. But this edition also includes dinners, an after party, a city tour and closing drink in Zurenborg and a welcoming event on and around the Grote Markt.

Antwerp is preparing for 4 days of sport, culture and fun! With the Antwerp Brilliant Games, Active Company wants to lower thresholds and send out a positive image about LGBTs and sport. Athletes from the mainstream sports circuit in Flanders are more than welcome. Indeed, a lot of straight athletes join the Games because of its joyful ambiance. In addition, various activities are organized together with other clubs. Through Outreach we also want to involve LGBT athletes from countries where the LGBT community still has less rights than we have in Belgium. Or in the words of the recent Antwerp Pride Parade: In sports you can be who you are!.

Antwerp has a rich tradition when it comes to gay sports events for 20 years now. Predecessors were the World Outgames (2013), AntwerpGames (2009), EuroGames (2007) and the Halloween tournament (2005) to name a few. The following editions will have the same brand name. The name Antwerp Brilliant Games refers to our Brilliant Games tennis tournament of 2015 (The Gay and Lesbian Tennis Association crowned this edition with the award for: Best Major Tournament of 2015) with a wink to the Diamond Games and other beautiful facets of our A-typical city.

We are also proud that Ludo Van Campenhout, alderman for sports, and singer Liliane Saint-Pierre are our official godfather and godmother.

Active Company wishes to thank the city and all partners, sponsors, volunteers to enable this festival of sport and diversity. We invite everyone to join us. We are all brilliant!

http://www.antwerpbrilliantgames.be


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