Diver Matthew Mitcham says he was very surprised he was the only openly gay man in the Olympic village. In fact, a little sad. The gold medallist who won hearts with his incredible final dive at Beijing is proud of his sexuality but understands it can be a harder wrestle for other gay athletes to "come out" in the public arena.

Mitcham was the only man among 10,500 Olympic athletes to publicly say he was gay. "I was actually very surprised I was the only 'out' male at the Olympic Games," Mitcham said yesterday.

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