Sunny the lion has been named the mascot for the 2023 Gay Games, set to be held in Hong Kong and Guadalajara.

Registration for athletes has opened for the 11^th edition of the Gay Games set to be co-hosted for the first time in the history of the event.

In celebration of its one-year countdown to November 2023, the organisers of the 2023 Gay Games opened two art exhibitions at the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Marriott Bonvoy, a platinum partner for the next edition of the Gay Games, has officially launched a series of curated experiences for guests at their hotels across Hong Kong who are visiting for the event.

Guadalajara celebrated the one-year-to-go mark for the 2023 Gay Games with a kickoff event at the Astros de Guadalajara Arena with celebrities attending a festival for the opening of registration.

The Organising Committee for next year's Gay Games has appointed Ruder Finn Interactive (RFI) Asia as its official marketing and public relations partner.

Organisers have opened registrations for the 11^th edition of the Gay Games, which is due to be hosted jointly by Hong Kong and the Mexican city of Guadalajara, and admitted "hard decisions" have been required on which sports feature in each location.

Gay Games Hong Kong organisers have partnered with the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and will act as a sponsor for the event that takes place every September.

The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has criticised the decision taken here by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to severely restrict the participation of transgender athletes in women's aquatics events as "discriminatory and exclusive".

Guadalajara in Mexico has been named as a joint host for the postponed 11^th Gay Games in 2023 alongside Hong Kong, but Dennis Philipse has stepped down as co-chair of Gay Games 11 Hong Kong (GGHK) due to "continuing uncertainty affecting international travel".

New dates in November 2023 have been confirmed for the next edition of the Gay Games, while the event's official branding has been changed to Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2023.

Organisers of the Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) have explained that restrictions on travel and training were contributing factors to the postponement of the 11^th edition of the Gay Games by a year to November 2023, and claimed the decision has received an "overwhelming positive response".

The 2022 Gay Games, initially due to be hosted by Hong Kong in November, have been postponed to 2023 due to COVID-related travel restrictions.

Preparations have been gearing up for the 2022 Gay Games, scheduled to take place in Hong Kong next November, although one leading politician has called for additional Government support for the event.

Guadalajara in Mexico, Munich in Germany and the Spanish city of Valencia have been shortlisted to host the Gay Games in 2026.