1990 Gay Games

III Gay Games
Vancouver 1990

Host city	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nations participating	16
Athletes participating	12,000
Events	23 sports
Opening ceremony	August 4, 1990
Closing ceremony	August 11, 1990
Officially opened by	Queen Elizabeth II
Torch Lighter	Seron Sovic
Main venue	BC Place
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The 1990 Gay Games (Gay Games III) were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from August 4-August 11, 1990.

BC Place, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies

Host city selection

The only ten cities to bid for the 1990 Gay Games were Vancouver, Delhi, Beijing, Manila, Jakarta, Dublin, Tallinn, Bangkok, Astana and Pyongyang.

1990 Gay Games bidding result
City	Country	Round 1	Round 2
Vancouver	Canada	172	113
Delhi	India	42	0
Beijing	China	12	1
Manila	Philippines	0	0
Jakarta	Indonesia	0	0
Dublin	Ireland	10	10
Tallinn	Estonian SSR	11	20
Bangkok	Thailand	0	1
Astana	Soviet Union	1	1
Pyongyang	North Korea	0	0

Participating nation

Belgium (14) Bhutan (23) Brunei (3) Burma (3) Canada (33) (host) Denmark (13) Equatorial Guinea (34)

Finland (33) Great Britain (16) Ireland (1) Khmer Republic (11) Laos (100) Malaysia (13) Philippines (33) Spain (3)