RUSSEL MAHONEY: Just down the road from the Mardi Gras route, on Oxford Street in Sydney's famously gay precinct, some very serious looking competitors take to the mats. Russell Mahoney's report begins at the Aerobics finals. Organisers say that makes it Sydney's biggest sporting event for 2002.ĭespite initial worries about money, they say things are now going well, with attendances up on expectations and many events sold out. The sixth Gay Games has over eleven thousand competitors across thirty-three events. MARK COLVIN: Somewhat overshadowed in the week of the Melbourne Cup and the first Ashes Test, there's been another major sporting event going on in Sydney.
