Bisexual Olympian says some opponents won’t shake his hand. He regrets coming out on TV.

Olympian Jack Woolley is the first Irish athlete to qualify in Taekwondo. While Woolley barely lost a chance to compete in the Rio Olympics, the 21-year-old martial arts champion will make the trip to Tokyo.

In the Road to Rio documentary produced during the lead-up to the games, Woolley – then 17 – came out as bisexual. Now he says he regrets doing it and says some of his opponents won’t shake his hand after matches.

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Woolley had just come out to his parents when the documentary aired, but he hadn’t come out to his grandparents. He said telling them caused anxiety, but what he truly doesn’t like is being labeled.

“I just wish I never labeled it. I still don’t like labeling it. People are just hell-bent on giving everyone labels nowadays,” he told the Irish outlet Extra.ie…..

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