Three out Olympians recently talked about the historic nature of the Rio 2016 Olympics and their experiences being openly gay athletes at the games.
The seven-minute video includes interviews with New Zealand rower Robbie Manson, U.S. rower Meghan O’Leary rower, and Ian Matos , a diver from Brazil.
Great to see out Olympians connecting in #Rio2016 @TomDaley1994 meets @rob_rower #TeamLGBTI https://t.co/DbbgCGpKXQ pic.twitter.com/qxJpiEnqVM
— Outsports (@outsports) August 5, 2016
Among the topics covered are how gay-friendly Rio is as a city, why these games have the most out Olympians in history, and also why there are so many more out female Olympians than male Olympians.
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Watch the interview below.
(Photos via Instagram)
