Photos: Record number of women-identifying athletes at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
It’s been a week into the historic first gender-balanced Olympics at Tokyo, and there are a record number of women athletes at the Paralympic Games as well. India has sent 56 women athletes to Tokyo in its largest ever contingent yet. “Whereas, LGBTQ invisibility used to make Olympic sports seem out of step with the times, Tokyo is shaping up as a watershed for the community and for the Games — now, finally, starting to better reflect human diversity,” an AP report stated. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the inclusive policies that will allow her to be the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Games on August 2. The Games will also mark the first Olympics at which a Pride House has received official recognition from the IOC and will remain a permanent community center after the Olympics end.
Agencies | Paroma Mukherjee | Posted by Proneet Kashyap
Published on Jul 31, 2021 12:29 pm IST 25 Photos
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Simone Biles of the United States in action on the uneven bars during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 25(Fabrizio Bensch / REUTERS)
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Megan Rapinoe of the United States in action against Betsy Hassett of New Zealand during a Women’s Group G football match, in Tokyo on July 24. Rapinoe is an openly queer sportsperson and advocate for LGBTQ rights and racism.(Molly Darlington / REUTERS)
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India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu who won India's first medal at the Games, in Tokyo, on July 24.(Gurinder Osan / PTI)
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Farzaneh Fasihi of Iran reacts after the preliminary round of the Women's 100m race at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo on July 30.(Aleksandra Szmigiel / REUTERS)
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