According to the AP, the South African Olympic committee is finally investigating the Caster Semenya case. Questions about the runner’s gender, and how SA officials handled a “developing situation” prior to the IAAF world championships in Berlin, have continued to emerge in the SA press. The hearings began last Friday and are sure to [...]
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Outgames: Iceland, Denmark, swimming
The Second World Outgames have hit day 3 of competition in Copenhagen, and we have reports from swimming, soccer, handball and the marathon, plus reports from the Icelandic and Danish contingents. Check out our daily recap with news, notes and photo galleries from the event, including this Italian swimmer!
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NewFest starts this weekend with sports films
If you’re going to be in New York City over the next week, be sure to check out some of the gay-sports films showing at NewFest:
Off And Running, June 6: Adopted children often face the dilemma of how much of their parents’ identities they can or should take on as their own. For Avery, [...]
Gay runner to be featured in documentary
Brenner Green, a freshman cross-country runner from Connecticut College, is among athletes featured in “Out for the Long Run,” a documentary about high school and college gay athletes to be released next year. Connecticut College, a small liberal arts school, is so proud of Green that they highlight his involvement in the film on the [...]
Morning hits: No-no, Celts, Torry Holt
High schooler throws fourth consecutive no-hitter. “I never thought this would happen,” he said. “I’m just having so much right now.”
Celtics stave off complete and utter meltdown and lose Powe for remainder of the playoffs.
Torry Holt is a Jacksonville Jaguar.
Top-seeded Sharks freaking out over 0-2 deficit?
Africans again dominate Boston Marathon.
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Video: Nick Symmonds naked for Nike
U.S. runner Nick Symmonds (who we featured as an Olympic hot jock last year) appears naked in a new online spot for a Nike shoe. It’s part of the company’s series called the Naked Running Series.
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Advocate focuses on L.A. Frontrunners
The Advocate is showcasing a video of one of their reporters with the Los Angeles Frontrunners. It shows the group in a positive light and focuses on how accessible the group is for people of all ages and running experiences; The people in the L.A. Frontrunners come across great. Still, the reporter relies on some [...]
Washington ‘Mo’s win relay race
The six-man Washington ‘Mo’s relay team won the Ultra Division in the 181-mile Ragnar Relay race. The team also finished third overall out of 109 teams. Obviously, given their name, all six runners are openly gay. Five of them swim with the gay-oriented District of Columbia Aquatics Club. More on the race and a team [...]
Gay marathoner on Survivor Gabon
It seems most seasons of Survivor feature at least one gay person, and this season, taped in Gabon, is no different. Charlie Herschel is a lawyer in New York City, a marathoner and a runner, and quite popular in these parts. He’s a fun-loving free spirit who seems to charm everyone he meets. I met [...]
Lel sets London Marathon record
Martin Lel of Kenya won today’s London Marathon in a record time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 15 seconds, a performance that certainly locks him in as the favorite to win Beijing’s Olympic marathon in August. Lel also won the New York City Marathon last November.
America’s top marathoner, Ryan Hall, flirted with the leaders [...]
148 days to Beijing: top athletes pulling out
If the Olympics are exciting because they feature the world’s best athletes competing on the world’s biggest stage, Beijing organizers took a few hits this week.
Haile Gebrselassie, the fastest man ever to run a marathon (2 hrs, 4 min, 26 sec), said on Monday he will skip the Olympics, afraid that exposing his distance-running lungs [...]
Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago turns 25
In a few days, this Chicago club will be celebrating their 25th year of fun, fitness and being in front at any speed. Ever since the late 70s, when the first Frontrunner clubs adopted the name of my novel, I’ve had the exciting opportunity to watch them making their mark in the sports [...]
