Gay Games XI is scheduled to be held in Hong Kong November 11-19, 2022. That's less than 15 months away. Normally this far out from a Gay Games, registration has already been open a year or more; and clubs are universally abuzz with fundraising, training, and planning efforts.
Alas, the here-and-now is anything but normal same-old-same-old. Unique COVID-19 pandemic and political events have made this Gay Games quadrennial cycle unlike any before it.
The past several weeks, I have talked informally with Gay Games athletes and supportive sports organizations about the Hong Kong Gay Games and the levels of excitement, preparation, and concern they have encountered with their clubs and fellow athletes.