Associated Press'About time': Gay athletes unleash rainbow wave on Olympics
When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and “couldn't be happier,” his coming out was an act of courage that, with its rarity, also exposed how the top echelons of sport weren't seen as a safe space by the vast majority of LGBTQ athletes. Back then, the number of gay Olympians who felt able and willing to speak openly about their private lives could be counted on a few hands. There'd been just two dozen openly gay Olympians among the more than 10,000 who competed at the 2012 London Games, a reflection of how unrepresentative and anachronistic top-tier sports were just a decade ago and, to a large extent, still are.
NBC Sports BayAreaSwimming Heats: Caeleb Dressel, Regan Smith Return to Olympic Pool
Tuesday mornings swimming heats at the Tokyo Aquatics Center will feature several Team USA athletes coming off winning performances.
Yahoo SportsTurkmenistan wins first ever Olympic medal as Polina Guryeva takes home silver in weightlifting
Turkmenistan has taken part in the Summer Olympics since 1996.
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