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Meet the record number of out LGBT Olympians competing in the 2016 Rio games
This year’s Olympic games will feature a record number of out LGBT athletes.
In Beijing 2008, just 12 openly LGBT athletes competed, with Australian diver Matthew Mitcham – who went on to win gold – being the only gay man.
Eight years later, however, and there are an estimated 42 LGBT athletes set to compete in Rio.
This is nearly double the 23 openly LGBT athletes who took part in the London 2012 games.
The LGBT athletes come from 13 different countries, spanning 6 continents, with the highest number coming from Great Britain – including Tom Bosworth, Tom Daley, Nicola Adams and married couple Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh.
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