EuroGames | Panteres Grogues |
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The Panteres Grogues (Yellow Panthers) Sports Club, with the support of the rest of the Barcelona LGTB associations are the organizers of the EuroGames Barcelona 08. Founded in 1994 (the oldest LGTB sports club in Spain) it has grown constantly. Today it groups 10 disciplines: basketball, cycling, squash, skiing, football, swimming, tennis, volleyball, trekking, and table tennis. More than 1.000 people participate in the various activities which take place throughout the course of the year. As the club has grown, Panteres Grogues has become increasingly involved in the international sports circuit. Individual members and sections of the Panteres Grogues have taken part in competitions such as the EuroGames in Paris (1997), Zurich (2000), Hanover (2001) and Munich (2004) as well as the GayGames in Amsterdam (1998), Sydney (2002) and Chicago (2006), and the Montreal Outgames (2006) in addition to other principally European tournaments. Moreover, the club has experience in the organization of tournaments and events. Starting in 1998, the individual sections organized their own events, such as the football section, volleyball and swimming. In September 2004 the different sections joined forces to create the ‘Panteresports’, an international multisport tournament which brought together 500 participants in 2004 and 800 in 2005 and 2006, establishing itself as one of the most important tournaments in Europe. The next challenge, this time with the support of other institutions and organizations of the city, is the EuroGames Barcelona 08. One step further for a club which grows daily. |
