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Over a dozen LGBTI Olympians have barely missed out on medals in Rio

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About a dozen LGBTI Olympians have barely missed out on an Olympic medal in Rio finishing in the top 10, some of them finishing fourth. From: OutSports Larissa Franca Maestrini came within a set of a bronze medal. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images While we don't yet know the final medal count for Team LGBTI, we do know that there are tons of out Olympians with top-10 finishes who barely missed out on a medal. German discus thrower Nadine Müller finished sixth in her event with a distance of 63.13 meters. British speed walker Tom Bosworth finished sixth in the men's 20km walk, posting a personal best of 1:20.13 Kelly Griffon and Jillion Potter of Team USA finished fifth in the women's sevens rugby tournament. The Brazilian womens' handball team, with goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa , lost in the quarterfinals to the Netherlands, 32-23. The American women's soccer team also lost in the quarterfinals of their tournament, 2-1, to Sweden. Brazilian beach volleyball player Larissa Fra...

Out Olympian Tom Bosworth Calls For Better Support Of LGBT Athletes In Rio

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"For athletes from countries where [being gay is] not accepted, things have to change...for them to be able to come out and be those role models." From: NewNowNext  British Olympic race-walker Tom Bosworth , who proposed to his longtime boyfriend on Copacabana beach in Rio this week, spoke out about the plight of LGBT athletes from homophobic countries in a new interview with Buzzfeed . “There are lots of countries still where you can’t be out, let alone be a sportsperson at the Olympic Games and be out,” he said. “I can’t imagine being in that situation where back home it is still illegal.” There are at least 45 out athletes competing in Rio, not counting the closeted athletes who aren’t able to publicly come out as gay over fear of the repercussions they’ll face back home. Bosworth came out in October 2015, a luxury he knows other athletes don’t have. “There are lots of countries still where you can’t be out, let alone be a sportsperson at the Olympic Games and be out. I ca...

Openly gay Olympics race walker Tom Bosworth finishes sixth, sets personal best

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The British athlete led at the halfway mark. From: OutSports Tom Bosworth , a race walker from Britain who is openly gay, had a very successful Olympics, finishing sixth in the 20K race walking event today and setting a personal best in the process. Bosworth had a big grin as he finished the grueling event (20K is 12 miles) in 1 hour, 20.13 seconds. The race was won by Wang Zhen of China. Cai Zelin of China took the silver and Dane Bird-Smith of Australia the bronze. Bosworth finished 36 seconds behind Bird-Smith and 59 seconds behind the leader. Bosworth led at the halfway point before being passed by other race walkers. There were 74 race walkers who started the event. Bosworth, 26, came out openly as gay last October, telling the BBC: "I'm really lucky. I've got a loving partner, great family behind me and a great setup in Leeds [where he lives]. Everyone is really supportive and really welcoming. ... But that's not the same for anybody else, unfortunately." Te...

What’s The Deal With Race-Walking, Anyway?

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If you break into a trot they will take you down—HARD. From: NewNowNext  We’re in the final heat of the 2016 Summer Olympics and comedians Claudia Cogan and Josh Zepps are here to give some colorful commentary on some of the lesser-known sports. Like, did you ever think competitive race-walking would be a thing at the Olympics? (Honestly, we just thought it was something our grandma did at the mall). And out equestrian Carl Hester nabbed the silver in team dressage—which, sadly, has nothing to do with dresses. Below, watch as Josh and Claudia medal in snark and self-deprecation.

Olympian Tom Bosworth Proposes To Boyfriend At Rio Games

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"He said yes by the way!" From: NewNowNext  Olympic speed walker Tom Bosworth just got engaged to his boyfriend at the Summer Olympics in Rio, posting a picture of his proposal on Instagram. Boyfriend Harry Dineley tweeted a picture of the ring. Ok then. @TomBosworth x pic.twitter.com/OzGvzTeJkS — Harry Dineley (@harryd1010) August 15, 2016 Bosworth, who came out publicly in October, had hinted he might buy an engagement ring at the airport on the way to the Games. “If Tiffany’s in Heathrow has the ring that I want, I might even make it official when I’m out there,” he told The Gay UK . Chill time today with this wonderful man! Spent the afternoon at a beautiful location in Rio. A photo posted by Tom Bosworth 🇬🇧 (@tombosworth) on Aug 13, 2016 at 12:20pm PDT In the same interview, he explained how he met Dineley. My female friend decided to hit on him. She quite liked the look of him. Me and my other friend were sat there trying not to laugh as we quite clearly could see t...