Gay track and field athletes

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Olympic Trials, has come out publicly as gay. Now, he is coming out to the rest of the world. His reason for coming out publicly, he told the Times, came from a track training technique he uses.

Scroll through to learn more about the athletes who have come out as LGBTQ + in (so far)! Colin Grafton, who used to compete as a professional figure skater and went to join the cast of.

This year's U. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. OutSports recorded at least LGBTQ athletes representing countries around the world that are set to take up the competition in Paris.

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Components include short, mid and long distance track racing, race walking, hurdles, discus and javelin throwing, shot put, high jump, triple jump, and the combination of these sports in decathlon and heptathlon. They include many national, olympic and world champions. Many have became internationally known personalities because of their presence in their sport.

In a July interview with The New York Times, track-and-field athlete (and model) Trey Cunningham publicly opened up about his sexuality after coming out as gay in private to his close loved ones.

But the more I watched, the more I gleaned about the sport. The more I watched, the more invested I became. The Olympics are a chance to discover athletes, who have been perfecting their craft in relative obscurity, and finally give get their moment to shine.