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8 Olympic sports that'll have the gays glued to their TVs & zooming in

We're already VERY excited about the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Bernardo SimJun 25, 2024

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Quick trip to Paris, anyone?

(L-R) Rayan Dutra; Tom Daley; Sean Gunn

Heuler Andrey; Clive Rose via Getty Images; Instagram (@seangunnnn)

We're officially starting the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. And if it wasn't totally obvious already, we're firmly Team LGBTQ+ here at Out!

While we can't wait to learn more about the athletes who qualified for the 2024 Olympics — and perhaps even be surprised by some of them coming out? — we're already setting our sights on the sports that we will absolutely be SEATED to watch. For the love of sports, duh!

Keep scrolling to see which sports will have the gays glued to their TVs!

Diving

Clive Rose/Getty Images

Pictured: Tom Daley (United Kingdom)

Diving

Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Pictured: Gregory Duncan & Tyler Downs (United States)

Gymnastics

Pictured: Rayan Dutra (Brazil)

Gymnastics

Fred Lee/Getty Images

Pictured: Samuel Mikulak (United States)

Rugby

Pictured: Germán Schulz (Argentina)

Rugby

Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images

Pictured: Nathan Lawson (Australia)

Swimming

Al Bello/Getty Images

Pictured: Carson Foster (United States)

Swimming

Instagram (@seangunnnn)

Pictured: Sean Gunn (United States)

Wrestling

Pictured: David Taylor (United States) & Hassan Yazdani (Iran)

Wrestling

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Pictured: Tyler Berger (United States) & Anthony Valencia (Mexico)

Rowing

Pictured: Robbie Manson (New Zealand)

Rowing

Pictured: Hugo Boucheron (France)

Track and field

Pictured: Brendon Rodney (Canada)

Track and field

Pictured: Kenny Bednarek (United States)

Volleyball

Pictured: Gianluca Galassi (Italy)

Volleyball

Pictured: Eric Burggräf (Germany)

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Quick trip to Paris, anyone?

(L-R) Rayan Dutra; Tom Daley; Sean Gunn

Heuler Andrey; Clive Rose via Getty Images; Instagram (@seangunnnn)

We're officially starting the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. And if it wasn't totally obvious already, we're firmly Team LGBTQ+ here at Out!

Keep scrolling to see which sports will have the gays glued to their TVs!

Diving

Clive Rose/Getty Images

Pictured: Tom Daley (United Kingdom)

Diving

Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Pictured: Gregory Duncan & Tyler Downs (United States)

Gymnastics

Pictured: Rayan Dutra (Brazil)

Gymnastics

Fred Lee/Getty Images

Pictured: Samuel Mikulak (United States)

Rugby

Pictured: Germán Schulz (Argentina)

Rugby

Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images

Pictured: Nathan Lawson (Australia)

Swimming

Al Bello/Getty Images

Pictured: Carson Foster (United States)

Swimming

Instagram (@seangunnnn)

Pictured: Sean Gunn (United States)

Wrestling

Pictured: David Taylor (United States) & Hassan Yazdani (Iran)

Wrestling

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Pictured: Tyler Berger (United States) & Anthony Valencia (Mexico)

Rowing

Pictured: Robbie Manson (New Zealand)

Rowing

Pictured: Hugo Boucheron (France)

Track and field

Pictured: Brendon Rodney (Canada)

Track and field

Pictured: Kenny Bednarek (United States)

Volleyball

Pictured: Gianluca Galassi (Italy)

Volleyball

Pictured: Eric Burggräf (Germany)

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8 Olympic sports that'll have the gays glued to their TVs & zooming in

We're already VERY excited about the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Quick trip to Paris, anyone?

Diving

Diving

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Rugby

Rugby

Swimming

Swimming

Wrestling

Wrestling

Rowing

Rowing

Track and field

Track and field

Volleyball

Volleyball

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Quick trip to Paris, anyone?

Diving

Diving

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Rugby

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Swimming

Swimming

Wrestling

Wrestling

Rowing

Rowing

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