“Going to the Olympics does ultimately give me a bit of a platform, it may not be huge, but it doesn’t make sense in my mind not to use it. Anton Down-Jenkins (Instagram)īeing an Olympic athlete gave Down-Jenkins an opportunity to show others what was possible and he wasn’t going to waste it. Gay Nation listed Down-Jenkins as one to watch at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. “I’ve never felt the need to hide who I am or think twice about it but I know that’s not the reality for a lot of people.” “I got really lucky because of the LGBQT representation that there has been in diving in terms of Matthew Mitcham who won gold in Beijing and Tom Daley who is multi Olympic medallist and world champion and having those role models proved to me that regardless of my sexual orientation or sexual identity that I can perform at the highest level of sport. “We don’t see too much LGBTQ+ representation in sport, so I want to be part of that representation for my community and in turn help break down the idea that someone’s sexual orientation or identity is a barrier for success in the sporting realm,” Down-Jenkins explained to Radio NZ.
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