Arts & Entertainment
Out Olympian Tom Bosworth breaks one-mile race walk world record
the athlete beat the previous time by almost six seconds
(Screenshot via YouTube.)
Out Olympian Tom Bosworth won the one-mile race walk at the London Anniversary Games on Sunday with a recorded time of 5:31.08, setting a new world record.
The 27-year-old athlete broke the previous 27-year record by almost six seconds.
Bosworth celebrated the big win on Twitter posting, “Holy Sh*t! WR!” along with a photo of himself right after the race’s end.
Holy Sh*t! WR! pic.twitter.com/Ph2yzpdITf
— Tom Bosworth (@TomBosworth) July 9, 2017
He came out as gay in 2015 on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show. Bosworth proposed to his boyfriend Harry Dineley at the Rio Olympics. He told Derbyshire that everyone, including fellow athlete Mo Farah, was accepting when he came out.
“Coming out is no surprise to my friends, family and even team-mates – even Mo Farah, who didn’t bat an eyelid when I told him I was gay,” Bosworth told Derbyshire.“I’ve been comfortable with my sexuality and in a really happy relationship for the past four and a half years.”
Watch Bosworth’s record-breaking win below.
The Human Rights Campaign held its National Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 7. Speakers included Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and HRC President Kelley Robinson.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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Nu Sass Productions to celebrate 15th anniversary
‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ performed at DC Arts Center
Nu Sass Productions will mark its 15th anniversary with a resurrection of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” beginning Friday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. at the DC Arts Center.
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” debuted at the Capital Fringe Festival in 2009 and will return this year with a new cast and crew.
Tickets cost $30 and can be purchased via the Nu Sass website.
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