There are more than three times the number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes at Tokyo than competed in Rio 2016 and, for the first time, openly transgender and nonbinary athletes qualified to take part.
, a nation that punishes homosexuality by up to three years in prison.
While Qatari officials have insisted everyone is welcome, the decision for Qatar to host was criticized by rights groups and there were calls in 2010 for then-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter to resign after he joked that gay fans and players should just “After winning his third Olympic medal in as many Games—and his first gold—27-year old Briton Tom Daleycoming out in 2013. “I always felt like the one that was alone and different and didn’t fit,” he said.
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