![queer olympians ShaCarri Richardson Gareth Thomas Laurel Hubbard Megan Rapinoe Tom Daley](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201245%20700'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Let's be real for a second — sports are super homoerotic.
There's just nothing like the world's finest specimen getting physical with athletes of the same gender. Though some competitions are a little more spicy than others.
Seeing as the Olympics always see the world come together over skin-to-skin contact, here are the sports we think are the most relatable to the LGBTQ+ community.
Diving
![Tom Daley and Noah Williams of Team Great Britain practice during a diving training session ahead of the Paris Olympic Games](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20922'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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One word: Speedos.
Gymnastics
![Olympic Gymnastics simone biles team USA balance beam practice female gymnasts watch Paris Games 2024](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Yeah, gymnasts can flip, but have you ever tried to organize a group brunch with queer people? I don't need Simone Biles flexibility, but I do need a text back, Juniper.
Track and Field
![Team USA Gabrielle Thomas Tamari Davis Twanisha Terry and ShaCarri Richardson pose for a photo after they won the womens 4x100m relay final during the World Athletics Championships Budapest](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%201057'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Even the great Sha'Carri Richardson has nothing on the average drag queen when there's a sale at Sephora.
Pole vault
![pole vaulting during Turkish Athletic Federation Combined Track and Field Competitions](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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We don't need to explain this one, only to link the video of Anthony Ammirati's giant package taking him down.
Seriously, couldn't the drag artists from the opening ceremony have taught him how to tuck?
Soccer (but only the women)
![Bronze medalists Carli Lloyd Megan Rapinoe Kelley OHara with Team United States bronze medals Womens Football Soccer Competition Medal Ceremony](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20882'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Women's soccer is the gayest sport in the Olympics, but men's soccer is the straightest. In the end, it averages out to a healthy bisexual.
Tennis
![tennis stars Maria Sharapova legend Billie Jean King coach Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman during a friendly game of tennis golf](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20955'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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I don't know what goes back and forth more in this sport — the actual tennis balls, or the players' attitudes on LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Basketball
![USA Basketball Women's National Team Training Camp at Cleveland Clinic Courts](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20862'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Any lesbian is putty in the hands of a woman over 6-feet tall.
Wrestling
![Olympic greco roman style wrestling match](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20917'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
This one goes all the way back to ancient Greece, where the athletes would wrestle naked, as the nude form was associated with heroism and thought to be pleasing to the gods.
What, were you expecting a sex joke? How about you try learning something for once?
Rowing
![Olympic rowing team USA celebrates after winning gold medal Final race Mens Rowing event Rio 2016 Olympic Games](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20668'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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There's nothing more homoerotic than men working together on a boat. And yes, that also includes the Navy and your dad's regular "fishing trips."
Rugby Sevens
![Olympic rugby sevens 7s Mils Muliaina New Zealand stops Welsh Gareth Thomas during a quarterfinal cup match at the XVII Commonwealth games Manchester](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20919'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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I don't know anything about how rugby works — I got distracted when they started making full body contact.
Weightlifting
![Laurel Hubbard of Team New Zealand competes Womens Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%201068'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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When they're on a world stage, gym LGBTQ+ folks don't need to post their workout routines to Instagram.
Softball
![Olympic womans softball team japan wins Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games July 2021](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20886'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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I refuse to believe A League of Their Ownisn't the universal women's softball/baseball experience.
Cycling
![Philippa York in blue and white posing for selfies with fellow cyclists](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20911'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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With no contact and minimal interaction maintaining happiness, we're dubbing cycling one for the aroaces.
Beach Volleyball
![Olympic gay boyfriends and beach volleyball players Kyle Friend and Timothy Brewster celebrate during the match AVP Gold Series Chicago Open_webready](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20929'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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What is beach volleyball if not indoor volleyball's flamboyant cousin who likes to hang out around the apartment shirtless?
Fencing
![Olympic fencing team canada vs team USA](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%201056'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Two opponents battling to poke each other with their poles? No further comment.