Caster Semenya won her first race back. It was a leisurely 800 meters, a full 9 seconds off her best time, against a reportedly weak field at a Finnish meet. “To come and run a 2:04 is not easy, especially after what happened,” Semenya said. “I was a little bit nervous because it has been [...]
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Gay Games: Roger Bashore, track and field
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Roger Bashore Chicago My involvement in the Gay Games began with the New York closing ceremonies in 1994. I handed out information and buttons for one of the sponsors. At that time, participating in [...]
Caster Semenya cleared to race again
South African track champion Caster Semenya has been cleared by the International Association of Athletics Federations (track & field’s governing body) to return to competition immediately. Semenya has been the subject of gender-identity tests for the last year; Finally, that episode is over. “I am thrilled to enter the global athletics arena once again and [...]
Hot jocks: Shirtless French decathletes
Thanks to Trackpic for these shots he took this weekend at the European Cup decathlon in Estonia. The French team of Mattias Cerlati, Romain Barras, Franck Logel and Florian Geffrouais finished third, then gladly posed sans shirts. Barras is the ultra-gay friendly jock who has said he enjoys being admired by gay men. Photos: Share [...]
Gay Games: Medals and memories
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. By Reggie Snowden San Francisco I plan on attending the Gay Games in Cologne for a number of reasons, but first and foremost will be because of the great camaraderie of relationships from previous Gay Games. My first [...]
Weekend Hot Jock: Decathlete Bryan Clay
Thanks to Trackpic for these shots of American decathlete Bryan Clay at the Hypo-Meeting at Goetzis, Austria. Clay, the gold medal winner at the 2008 Olympics, won the Hypo meet. We will have more from Trackpic from the meet, but here are two nice shots of Clay: Share on Facebook
Weekend hot jock: Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius (aka “The Blade Runner”) has caused quite a stir over the last few years. Missing the lower halves of his legs, the sprinter has put up times that are near Olympic-qualifying. While the IAAF ruled him ineligible to compete in the Olympics, a court overturned it; And Pistorious’ times made him barely missed [...]
A delusional Gay athlete named Tyson
Tyson Gay is crazy. Well, OK, not crazy. Delusional. He told Spike Magazine that he not only wants to beat Usain Bolt in the 100m race (which is possible), but he wants to beat his world record (the delusional part). Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds is an absurd time. He took .11 seconds off [...]
Out Columbia University sprinter Cory Benton
When I got a call in the autumn of 2008 from Out magazine editor Aaron Hicklin looking for out gay athletes to profile in their Out 100, I immediately connected him with two Ivy League runners: Jamal Brown and Cory Benton. While Jamal wrote his story for us in at the time, after 18 months, [...]
Weekend Hot Jock: Eemeli Salomäki
Salomäki is a 22-year-old Finnish pole vaulter. These photos are courtesy of the always-awesome Trackpic, and were taken at a meet in Helsinki last summer. If you like blond-haired, athletic Northern European types, then see more below: Share on Facebook
Closeted high school runner’s blog
It seems like there’s a new closeted athlete blogging every month, and March is no different. Meet Jon, a high school freshman in the Pacific Northwest, who calls himself the Rainbow Runner. He started posting February 20 and has already logged about a dozen posts. Only one person knows he’s gay, his best friend Kevin. [...]
Kelly Kulick and Woman vs. Man
On January 24, leading professional bowler Chris Barnes went down in flames to a woman — Kelly Kulick — in the 2010 PBA’s Tournament of Champions. And David Whitley over at FanHouse couldn’t contain himself as he pooh-poohed Kulick’s performance. He started by crowing that “bowling is not an athletic event.” Then he alleged that [...]
Weekend hot jock: Sprinter David Ambler
New Zealand sprinter David Ambler is pretty fly for a white guy. The 20-year-old Kiwi holds the under-19 national record for the 100m sprint at 10.35; And despite being just out of high school, he’s the third-fastest New Zealander ever! You’ll see him at the Olympics in London for sure. There isn’t much more about [...]
Weekend hot jock: Best of 2009
We featured several dozen athletes in our Weekend Hot Jock series this year, so we figured we’d start the new year with a recap of the best of 2009. Maybe the top standout was Minnesota wide receiver Eric Decker. See other top picks after the jump… Share on Facebook
Weekend Hot Jocks: Men of javelin
This gallery is courtesy of the awesome track and field site, Trackpic.net, from an event this summer in Lithuania. I throw a football very well and tried to throw a javelin this year and it’s a lot harder than it looks. Javelin throwers need speed, power and technique as these images show. Gallery: Share on [...]
Weekend Hot Jocks: Belgian decathletes
For sheer sports hotness, it’s hard to go wrong with decathletes, who must train in multiple disciplines. A big tip of the hat to Finneye for pointing us to this Belgian decathlon site. They have extensive photo galleries, and here are some examples: Share on Facebook
New revelations in Caster Semenya case
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 produce [...]
Claim: Semenya is ‘a hermaphrodite’
South African runner Caster Semenya, whose gender has come into question very publicly after her victory at the World Championships, is “glamming it up” on the cover of You magazine with the headline, “Wow, Look at Caster Now!” I don’t know what she usually looks like out of her running clothes, so maybe she usually [...]
Caster Semenya — the plot thickens
Semenya has returned home to Johannesburg amid a hero’s welcome…and a growing international incident around her gender and the investigation thereof. The IAAF are culpable for the leaks that keep happening, since — according to their own rules — the investigation should have been kept confidential. The South African government is making loud noises of [...]
Video: Andreas Thorkildsen shirt change
The totally hot Norwegian javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen wins the 2009 world championships in Berlin and gives us an added bonus by showing some skin: Share on Facebook