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’s Dimitri Pavadé represented his home country in a big way after coming out as gay just days following his fourth-place finish in men’s long jump at theand shared a photo of himself smiling while holding rainbow-colored interlocking male gender symbols in a nod to announcing his coming out in the post’s caption.
He continued, “Yes, I am SMALL, MIXED-RACE, ONE-LEGGED, and to add another layer, GAY!!!!!! The person I am, and like others, have never had to make a choice, so stop with your pitiful speeches and your judgments without reasoning because you will never change the world.” Following the accident, the tibia on his right leg was amputated. He vowed to walk again without anyone’s help, before he found para athletics and learned to run and jump with a blade.
Elsewhere in his Instagram announcement, Pavadé said he wants to “be the icon of people with disabilities” and be a leader in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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