Tag: Olympics
Gold Medal-winning Olympic diver Tom Daley has spoken out against professional sporting bodies, saying they need to do more to be more inclusive and make everyone feel welcome in sport.
Daley, who made the comments during an interview with The Independent, explained that sporting institutions “should be sending out a...
Openly gay Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has announced his retirement from the sport after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
After falling twice, Kenworthy dropped out of the 2022 Olympics - finishing eighth in the Freeski halfpipe (which was won by Kiwi Nico Porteous).
Scoring 71.25 in what would become the...
Gold-Medal winning diver Tom Daley says he is making it his mission to ban nations where being LGBTQ+ is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics.
Daley, who made the comments while accepting an award for his sporting achievements at the 2021 Attitude Awards, declared he would campaign to...
Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has returned to the court wearing rainbow kit following criticism for using homophobic slurs during the Tokyo Olympics.
Fognini, who was widely criticised for repeatedly yelled a homophobic slur after being defeated in the Olympics men’s singles against Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev on...
Gold Medal Winning Olympian Tom Daley hit back at anti-LGBTQ+ commentary on the Olympics by Russian State media.
Russian state-run media came under fire and are under investigation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for making anti-LGBTQ+ comments while covering the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Targeting athletes such as Daley and groundbreaking...
Ana Van Bellinghen says the transgender Kiwi should not be allowed to compete in the women’s category.
A Belgian weightlifter has hit out at the inclusion of transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard’s inclusion in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
While a Kiwi team has yet to be named, Hubbard is set to become...
