Outsports Radio

Shelley Holroyd says that when she competed for Team Great Britain in javelin at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, everyone around her knew she was gay. She never had a coming-out moment, people just always knew. Now she's talking about being gay as part of a campaign to promote the Athletics Pride Network, which is designed to bring together LGBTQ people in track and field. She talks with us about APN, as well as her recent bout with coronavirus. She contracted it weeks ago and suffered what she called "soul-destroying" pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices