Athlete Comes Out After European Gold Medal Win in Front of Girlfriend

Athlete comes out after European gold medal win in front of girlfriend

Finnish hammer thrower Silja Kosonen has won the biggest title of her career and celebrated it by going public with her girlfriend. The 23-year-old claimed gold in the women’s hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham last Wednesday (12 August), beating her nearest rival by almost two metres to become just the sixth […] The post Athlete comes out after European gold medal win in front of girlfriend appeared first on Pink…

Track and field star comes out as gay after winning a gold medal in front of her girlfriend

Finnish athlete Silja Kosonen has claimed the biggest title of her career to date, winning gold in the women’s hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England. The victory marked a historic moment on her journey toward a third Olympic Games — and led to her coming out publicly as gay during the celebrations that followed. Kosonen secured victory last week by a huge margin of nearly 2 meters (6.5 feet) over her nearest…