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THE RAINBOW ROAD
TO TOKYO
Listen to the stories of some of the LGBTQIA+ Olympian and Paralympian athletes taking part in the Tokyo 2021 Games...
At the next Olympic Games, there will be a record number of out-LGBT competitors - but barriers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans participation in sport continues to be hard to shake off. Prejudice remains rife all over the world, including in the U.K.
In celebrating the achievements of those who have beaten the stigma to get to the greatest sporting show on earth, we're bringing you the stories from some of the Tokyo games' LGBTQIA+ athletes, in their own words.
These features are produced by MIM with support from The Audio Content Fund
LISTEN
Sanne Van Dijke
![sanne](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f69a79188e2.jpeg)
Jude Hamer
![jude](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f699d3abcf1.jpg)
Celia Quansah
Hannah Wilkinson
![hannah wilkinson](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60ed763c7cc0d.jpg)
Julian Vernonsky
![julian_vernonsky](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60eebfd4ac70f.jpg)
Laurie Williams
![Laurie Williams](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f8acb6bca7a.jpg)
Robyn Love
![robyn](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f69a6092f39.jpg)
Ria Percival
![ria](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60eef60b8faa2.jpeg)
Georgia Simmerling
![georgia simmerling](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60ed76a201f53.jpeg)
Kayla Miracle
![kayla](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60eef671570ab.jpeg)
Natalie Powell
![natalie powell](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60ed7a92ca40e.jpg)
Stephanie Labbé
![stephanie](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f544dc55fbe.jpeg)
Aoife Cooke
![aoife](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f542cfc4da9.jpeg)
Moran Samuel
![moran samuel](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60ed739a7de1d.jpg)
Tom Bosworth
![tom](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f6999fd8809.jpeg)
Megan Jones
Markus Thormeyer
![markus](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f69a369153e.jpeg)
Chelsea Wolfe
![chelsea](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60eef75ba7fa6.jpeg)
Lauren Rowles
![lauren](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/20/60f69a0c000d4.jpg)
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