C’is perhaps the last great story of these Paralympic Games… and it’s French! Paraathlete Dimitri Pavadé came out on Instagram. Fourth in the long jump, six centimetres from the podium, the Reunion native did not manage to get on the podium like in Tokyo, where he came second. What does it matter to Dimitri Pavadé, who suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee a year ago and who knew that his chances of a medal were compromised.
The 35-year-old Frenchman published a long message on his social networks in which he announced his homosexuality. A moment that he was waiting for “with impatience”.
“Now I have a second fight to lead with MY LGBTQIA + COMMUNITY and I hope to give strength and courage also to those people still in the CLOSET or to those HIGH LEVEL SPORTSMEN who do not dare to live openly and freely this freedom which is rightfully ours.”
Many congratulatory messages
For the 2021 Paralympic vice-champion, his homosexuality should not be “hidden” or considered a “shame.” “Accept yourself as you are and remember that you are not alone, life is extremely short and so many beautiful things are offered to us that we cannot deprive ourselves of them,” he continued. With this message, Dimitri Pavadé also took the opportunity to share a message of prevention. “Children and adults commit suicide or are still being killed a […] Read more
