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Some of the best sapphic moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics so far 

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It’s safe to say that this year’s Games have been more queer than ever 

BY ELIZABETH HOPWOOD, IMAGE VIA X

In the queerest Olympics yet, with around 193 out athletes, we’ve seen some very gay moments so far. In the city of love, LGBTQIA athletes are not only smashing Olympic records and bringing home medals but also spreading inspiring messages on what it means to be proud. 

There’s no denying the Olympics has always been quite the, well, queer affair from the sparkling, colourful leotards of the gymnastics, to the tight-fitting lycra of the runners, to the skimpy Speedos of the divers. But these games have a certain…flair to them. 

From the opening ceremony to queer celebratory embraces, we’ve compiled a list of the gayest moments yet. 

Drag queens make opening ceremony their runway 

In an opening ceremony to remember, drag queens took centre stage. The ceremony took viewers down the River Seine and through the history of France. We saw performances from drag icons such as Nicky Doll, a Drag Race star and Drag Race France host, and Paloma, another Drag Race star in a ceremony to remember. 

The queens strutted down a table which was set up. While some watched in awe as they served lewks in bedazzled corsets and spangled boots, conservatives watched in disbelief, claiming the show was offensive. Queer director Thomas Jolly said he wanted “everyone to feel represented”.   

Paris was also served a dose of Gaga Glam as the bisexual star sang Zizi Jeanmaire’s Mon Truc en Plumes (My Feather Thing). 

A South Korean shooter sapphic spiral

Effortlessly cool Kim Yeji, a shooter from South Korea, has had lesbian Twitter in a chokehold with her sharp shootingswagger. Her cool demeanour as she won a silver medal in the 10m air-pistol event has made the sapphics of the world spiral. 

She was deemed the “coolest person ever” after clips of her breaking the world record at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in May did the rounds on social media. Even after this, Yeji wants to make it clear she’s an athlete, not an influencer, and isn’t bothered about social media (which just makes her even cooler). 

Alice Bellandi wins a judo gold medal and a kiss

After beating Israel’s Inbar Lanir in the 78kg division, Italy’s Alice Bellandi decided the only appropriate way to celebrate was to immediately kiss her girlfriend. Fellow judo star, Jasmine Martin, certainly embraced this decision. 

The only thing that could put a dampener on this moment was when the Italian media decided to “straightify” it and call it a “hug”. Because two women can only be besties, right?

Lesbian boxer secures Refugee Team’s first-ever medal

UK-based Cindy Ngamba beat France’s Davina Michel to reach the 75kg finals, guaranteeing her at least a bronze medal. The Cameroon-born boxer has lived in the UK since she was 10 but cannot fight for Team GB as she doesn’t have a UK passport. She’s also unable to return to Cameroon because of her sexuality, with homosexuality in the country punishable with up to five years in prison. 

She is the first female boxer to represent the Refugee Team in the Olympics. 

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