International Games News November 2004

Alphabetical List of Games	Games in November
2004 Schedule	Pan Pacific Masters Games, Gold Coast, Australia, November 6-14
2004 Schedule	Brunei - Malaysia Armed Forces Solidarity Games, Bandar Seri Bagawan, Brunei, November 27-29
October 2004	Commonwealth Youth Games, Bendigo, Australia, November 29-Dec. 4
September 2004	Gravity Games H2O, Perth, Australia, October 14-17
September 2004	Alice Springs Masters Games, Alice Springs Australia, October 16-23
August 2004	ASEAN University Games, Surabaya, Indonesia, December 1-7
July 2004	Games in December
	Punjab Games, Patiala Jalandhar, Mohali, India, December 5-11
June 2004	Gulf Cup, Doha, Qatar, December 10-24
May 2004	SAUSSA Games, University of Lesotho Maseru, Lesotho, December 13-18
April 2004	ASEAN Superintendents Games, , Indonesia, December 14-16
	East African University Games, Nairobi, Kenya, December 16-21
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004	Caen, France to Bid for World Equestrian Games November 17, 2004 The Federation Internationale Equestre has received a bid from the French region of Basse-Normandie to host the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Caen would be the host city. The cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, and Lexington, Kentucky, in the United States, are also bidding for the 2010 games. Pan-Am village contract signed November 12, 2004 The Brazilian Olympic Committee and Rio 2007, organizers of the 2007 Pan American Games signed contracts last week with Brazil's the Federal Savings Bank and Agenco to finance the construction of the Pan American Village. Some 189,397,602 Brazilian reais, or about 70 million US dollars, will be used for the project. The Village is to be built with a total of 1,400 apartments, with space for 8,000, in the Barra da Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro, with a completion date scheduled for January 2007, six months before the opening of the games. The village will be built with the latest technologies intended to safeguard the environment, including the use of solar energy, and the collection and use of rainwater.
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2007 European Maccabi Games host selection postponed

November 8, 2004

The European Maccabi Confederation, has postponed the selection of the host for the 2007 European Maccabi Games until some time early next year.

It was first stated that Rome had been selected over London, Moscow and Barcelona, but that the organizers of the bid from Rome wanted 60 days to consider going ahead with the games.

Gorge Games plans extensive expansion

November 8, 2004

Gorge Games organizers have announced aggressive plans to grow the Gorge Games with a "Live Large Tour" in the spring 2005.

The tour would include stops in Portland, Seattle, and Hood River with sporting events and educational programs to promote healthy lifestyle choices.

The Gorge Games have undergone several ups and downs since their initiation almost ten years ago, attempting to expand but having trouble gaining sponsors.

Plans are also being discussed to begin regional and international Gorge Games qualifying events around the globe, with a 2006 event in Europe, 2007 in Asia, and 2008 in South America.

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