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47 — Well, 163 — Reasons Why The Tokyo Olympic Games Are The Gayest Games Ever

We stalked their Instagrams to get to know them a little better.

Out Sports reports there are at least 163 out athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games. This is the most openly LGBTQ athletes ever to compete in the Olympics, which therefore means they are also the gayest games ever.

The Olympic rings lit on the side of a bridge

Because I love nothing more than stalking LGBTQ athletes, let's take a look at some of them:

1. Tom Bosworth, Great Britain, race walking:

Here's a picture of him and his partner of 10 years:

2. Domien Michiels, Belgium, dressage rider

Here he is with his partner on New Year's Eve:

3. Tom Daley, Great Britain, diving

Here he is with his husband and son:

4. Sue Bird, USA, basketball

Sue playing basketball for Team USA

Here she is being proposed to by her fiancé, Megan Rapinoe:

5. Erica Bougard, USA, heptathlete

Erica running ahead of her competitors

Here she is off the track:

6. Erica Sullivan, USA, swimming

Erica in the pool

Here she is with a really cute Pomeranian:

7. Alexis Sablone, USA, skateboarding

Alexis holding her skateboard at the x games

Here's a birthday #tbt when she was younger:

8. Nick Wagman, USA, dressage rider

Here he is with his boyfriend, Kurt:

9. Alana Smith, USA, skateboarder

Alana skating

Here they are with their girlfriend on National Coming Out Day:

10. Adrianna Franch, USA, soccer

Adrianna stopping a goal

Here she is with her girlfriend:

11. Tierna Davidson, USA, soccer

Tierna playing in the rain for Team USA

Here she is with her dogs and girlfriend, Alison:

12. Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Finland, swimming

He's really tall:

13. Fernanda Pinilla, Chile, soccer

Fernanda celebrating a goal

Here she is with her two dogs:

14. Kelley O'Hara, USA, soccer

Kelley posing for a World Cup portrait

Here she is dog-sitting a dog named Mozzarella:

15. Silvana Lima, Brazil, surfing

Silvana catching a wave and practicing in Japan

Here she is with her girlfriend on the beach:

16. Markus Thormeyer, Canada, swimming

Markus in the pool at the end of a race

Here's an A+ thirst trap:

17. Amini Fonua, Tonga, swimmer

Here he is putting on yellow gloves:

18. Amanda Chidester, USA, softball

Here she is with her girlfriend:

19. Ana Marcela Cunha, Brazil, swimming

Here she is celebrating her anniversary with her girlfriend:

20. Jack Woolley, Ireland, Tae Kwon Do

Here he is with a ton of medals:

21. Dutee Chand, India, sprinter

Here she is on a scooter:

22. Raven Saunders, USA, shot put

Raven about to launch a shot

Here she is looking pretty damn cool in Alabama:

23. Dominic Clarke, Australia, trampoline

Here he is coming out of the ocean:

24. Douglas Souza, Brazil, volleyball

Here he is with his boyfriend:

25. Rowie Webster, Australia, water polo

Here she is with a Corona on the beach:

26. Kayla Miracle, USA, wrestling

Here she is with her girlfriend:

27. Maarten Hurkmans, Netherlands, Rowing

Here he is under a boat:

28. Anton Down-Jenkins, New Zealand, diving

Here he is with his dog:

29. Perris Benegas, USA, freestyle BMX

Perris airborne on her bike

Here's her coming out post from May:

30. Kendall Chase, USA, rowing

Here she is in a gay shirt:

31. Natalie Powell, Britian, judo, and Sanne van Dijke, Netherlands, judo

They're a couple!

32. Julian Venonsky, USA, rowing

Julian sitting in the front of the eight-person row boat

Here he is with his boyfriend, Nic:

33. Alev Kelter, USA, rugby

Here she is with her girlfriend:

34. Kristen Thomas, USA, rugby

Here she is in a tank of water:

35. Rut Castillo, Mexico, rhythmic gymnastics

Rut competing in 2019 in a sequined leotard

Here she is with her girlfriend:

36. Georgia Simmerling, Canada, cycling

Here she is with her girlfriend, Steph Labbe, who is also representing Canada at the Tokyo Olympics for soccer:

37. Hannah Roberts, USA, BMX

Hannah wearing a team usa shirt and posing with her bike

Here she is with her wife:

38. Ceci Carranza Saroli, Argentina, sailing

Here she is with her girlfriend on Pride:

39. Jolanta Ogar-Hill, Poland, sailing

Here she is with her wife in a headlock:

40. Portia Woodman, New Zealand, rugby

Here she is with her family:

41. Megan Jones and Celia Quansah, Great Britain, rugby

Megan running with a rugby ball

And here's Megan:

Megan playing rugby

Here they are together:

42. Mel Reid, Great Britian, golf

Mel swinging a club

Here she is with her fiancé, Carly:

43. Carl Hester, Great Britain, dressage rider

Here he is with his many dogs:

44. Rashida Ellis, USA, boxing

Here she is staying hydrated:

45. Florence Maheu, Canada, canoe slalom

Here she is with her girlfriend, Casey:

46. Grace O’Hanlon, New Zealand, field hockey

47. Nathalie Hagman, Sweden, handball

Nathalie pumping her fist and celebrating a win

And here she is with her twin sister:

You can see a list of all 163 athletes at Out Sports.