The international Gay Games 2018 is expected to attract at least 40,000 spectators.
The registration system and official website for the Paris 2018 Gay Games 10 have been launched.
The organising team has also announced its first official tourism partners, KTS France and misterb&b.
Gay Games 10 will take place in Paris from 4 August 2018 to 12 August 2018, with an expected 15,000 participants from over 70 countries.
The participants will be supported by 40,000 spectators from Paris and beyond. It is estimated that at least 100,000 accommodations nights will be sold with 500,000 meals as part of an economic impact worth at least 58 million euros.
Paris 2018 is planning a unique event celebrating diversity, respect, equality, solidarity, and sharing with support from the highest government agencies and French sport federations.
Gay Games 10 will include 36 sports, 14 cultural events, an academic conference and numerous ceremonies and soirees that will take place in the most prestigious venues in Paris.
This international event is open to everyone 18 years and older, without any selection criteria or requirements regarding athletic or artistic experience, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, health, disability or age.