Pan Idræt Is Bidding to Host Eurogames 2021
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Pan Idræt is bidding to host EuroGames 2021 We invite the whole world to a spectacular celebration of team spirit, sportsmanship and love wrapped up in a rainbow-coloured pride party #YOUAREINCLUDED CONTENT 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 22 EVENTS & CULTURE What is Copenhagen 2021? Ceremonies Impact of Copenhagen 2021 Parties Our motivation for bidding Social events Indoor venue 4 THIS IS COPENHAGEN EuroCities Progressive and liberal WorldPride Doing sports To Copenhagen-ize 24 HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME Old traditions and modern vibes Sports leader conference Outreach programme 6 BIDDING ORGANISATION History 26 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION Structure Travelling to Copenhagen Board members Getting to the city Ties to the rainbow community Getting around Happy Copenhagen Hotels Staying with locals and hosted housing 9 FUNDING & BUDGET Fees 28 MARKETING, VOLUNTEERS Funding and budget & LEGACY Communications strategy 12 INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY Volunteers Gender policy Legacy Recruiting women People with disabilities 30 APPENDIX Diverse marketing Gender policy Sports specifications 14 SPORT COMES FIRST Activities during EuroGames Aquatics Detailed budget Ball sports Letters of support Racket sports Athletics Dancing Various 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is the official bid from Pan Idræt to host EuroGames in Greater Copenhagen in 2021. Our plan is to do so as part of Copenhagen 2021: a mega event celebrating sportsmanship and team spirit, paving the way for an athletic community where everyone feels welcome. EuroGames 2021 will be held from 18 August to 21 August, with sports events on the full days of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. What is Copenhagen 2021? around the world – we will change the very lives of rainbow EuroGames has united our diverse athletic community sin- people and continue to build a world in which we are all ce 1992 through high-quality sporting events. But this time, truly equal. we want to lift our sights just a little higher. Copenhagen Pride will be hosting WorldPride in 2021, and so we want Our motivation for bidding to take this opportunity to invite athletes from all over the Pan Idræt is bidding to host EuroGames in 2021 becau- world to a unique event: Copenhagen 2021. se we want to raise the bar – for inclusivity and for glo- bal impact. As the organiser of EuroGames 2003, World Copenhagen 2021 will unite EuroGames and WorldPride in OutGames 2009, Pan Games 2014, numerous single-sport the same city, at the same time, for the first time ever. It will tournaments throughout the years and as a long-time colla- be a celebration of sportsmanship, team spirit and diver- borating partner of the Danish Gymnastics and Sports As- sity wrapped up in a rainbow-coloured pride party where sociations (DGI) and the Sports Confederation of Denmark #YouAreIncluded. People from all corners of the world (DIF), we are eager to bring this extensive experience to the will come together to compete, sweat and cheer. To feel table and put together a sporting event that oozes professi- team spirit, break records, make memories and make new onalism from start to finish. As a standard-bearer in matters friends. The competitiveness of sports, the playfulness of of inclusivity, we want to create a sporting event that sees pride and the seriousness of human rights will send all par- participants of all sexual orientations, gender identities and ticipants on a transformative journey. gender expressions as equals. As a partner in Copenhagen 2021, we want to create a sporting event that unifies our Impact of Copenhagen 2021 community and strives to break down the barriers facing Celebrating a joint EuroGames and WorldPride in Greater our athletic community on all levels. We are determined to Copenhagen will make some serious waves. Our promise make this event truly inclusive at all levels of participati- is this: activists will break a sweat, athletes will become on and across all parameters of representation. In Greater champions of equality, and party-goers will digest more Copenhagen, everyone will feel like part of a team, because than just our great Danish beer. Attracting hundreds of #YouAreIncluded. thousands of people, Copenhagen 2021 will be remembe- red as a milestone in the modern history of our community. We will impact not only the hearts and minds of people 2 COPENHAGEN EuroGames 2021 THIS IS COPENHAGEN A modern fairy tale in the capital of one of the world’s happiest countries. That is Copenhagen. Come join us. Do make sure to indulge yourself in the host of opportunities in this city: a vibrant nightlife, world-class museums, pulsating shopping streets, renowned architecture, unforgettable gastronomic experiences and top-notch Danish design. Progressive and liberal 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship and co-host the 2019 cycle lanes with busy Copenhageners biking to work. The- The city has a vibrant and diverse rainbow community, but World Men’s Handball Championship and the 2020 UEFA re are in fact more bicycles than cars in Copenhagen. it also provides something much more important: a sen- European Football Championship. Copenhagen is a city of se of belonging. Copenhageners have very liberal attitu- major sporting events and the city looks forward to adding Old traditions and modern vibes des towards our community and we expect hundreds of EuroGames to the list of upcoming events. Apart from the Castles and palaces are anything but a rare sight in Copen- thousands to celebrate with us in 2021. When Copenhagen major events, Copenhagen is an active city with hundreds hagen. Copenhagen oozes history and reminds one of a hosted World OutGames in 2009, we experienced an out- of sports clubs and venues for sporty locals and tourists to modern-day fairy tale. Even the Royal Family has joined the pour of support from locals who wanted to help us make enjoy. fight for diversity and tolerance. In 2016, Crown Princess this event truly amazing. Mary spoke at the 2016 International Day Against Homop- Pan Idræt offers a safe and inclusive space for all people, hobia and Transphobia, and Princess Marie marched in the Denmark was the first country in the world to legalise sa- regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and gen- Copenhagen Pride parade as a patron of the Danish AIDS me-sex unions in 1989 and our politicians have continued der expression. The club has more than 900 members and Foundation. But this modern-day fairy tale also offers loads to be champions of freedom and equality, passing legislati- offers more than 25 different sports or activities. of modern vibes when it comes to design, gastronomy, arts on to continuously ensure the equal rights of all citizens in and architecture. Copenhagen has earned quite a reputati- Denmark and abroad. In fact, our prime minister has sup- To Copenhagen-ize on as a gastronomic capital with a restaurant scene which ported the Copenhagen bid for WorldPride and EuroGa- In urban planning, this term refers to the process of ma- attracts both locals and international foodies. Copenhagen mes right from the outset. Furthermore, Copenhagen was king a city more liveable by promoting clean technologies, has also become renowned for several architectural won- named the most LGBTQ friendly place on Earth by Lone- connectivity, creative environments, bicycles, sustainabi- ders such as the 8 House and the Bicycle Snake Bridge. ly Planet in 2017, and besides being home to several bars, lity, democratic design and the active use of city spaces. And the city’s modernised meat-packing district has be- clubs and pop-up parties for all parts of the acronym, we Copenhagen embodies all these things, and we like to beli- come a focus of attention for hipsters and hang-arounds also have the world’s oldest gay bar, Centralhjørnet, which eve this is why Copenhagen has often been named among alike as exotic eateries, galleries, independent designers first flung open its doors in 1917! the world’s most liveable cities. The city offers many green and new bars have started to form a vibrant cultural hub. spots, parks and recreational spaces for you to enjoy, and Doing sports Copenhageners even swim in the harbour’s clean water in Copenhagen has successfully been positioning itself as the summer in publicly provided swimming facilities. Top- a world class city when it comes to sports. Copenhagen notch bicycle infrastructure is also present all over the city. hosted the European Short Course Swimming Champions- While you often see cars blocking the roads during rush hips in 2017. And in the coming years, our city will host the hour in other cities, in Copenhagen you’ll see crowded bi- 4 EuroGames 2021 2021 BIDDING ORGANISATION Pan Idræt is proudly bidding to host EuroGames in 2021. What we bring to the table is many years of experience in organising sports events for our community here in Copenhagen and internationally, a strong commitment to inclusivity and solid ties to our European rainbow sports community as well as the rainbow community here in Copenhagen. History Structure Pan Idræt was established in 1984 by a group of gay men. Pan Idræt is registered with the Danish authorities as a de- They decided to form their own swimming team, as they mocratic voluntary activity association, and is governed by were rejected by mainstream swimming teams due to fear a board of seven people managing the overall operations of HIV and AIDS. Pan Idræt soon became popular and and logistics of the organisation. Each sports section is run experienced an incredible growth in membership and star- by an elected steering committee that manages the trai- ted organising other sports as well. Today, Pan Idræt offers ning sessions, matches, social activities and budget of the more than 25 different sports or activities to its more than sport in question.