Copenhagen's gay games put spotlight on rights

Same-sex tango dancing is among the disciplines in a 9-day homosexual sporting event in the Danish capital that organisers said aims to boost tolerance.

Around 5,500 athletes from 98 nations are expected to take part in the second World Outgames from July 25 to Aug. 2, the organisers said.

"This is about more than sports. This is about human rights and the right to engage in sports without being discriminated against," Copenhagen's culture mayor Pia Allerslev said in a press briefing earlier this week.

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