London Otters Rowg Club: 'How I went om begner to wng bronze at the Gay Gam' - BBC Sport

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Nick Coveney on a sportg journey of self-realisatn and disvery that end up Paris for the Gay Gam.

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Rowgntact the clubA group to nnect gay and lbian rowers the London area. What started as Outriggers, an rmal club formed to create a team for the 1998 Amsterdam Gay Gam transned to Orn Rowg Club. The Otters are hoppg onto their mach this Saturday to travel the equivalent distance om East London's Royal Docks to the Champs Elyse - 344km, or 214 - orr to raise much-need funds that will help propel 76 members of the club to next month's Gay Gam.

Over half of the club's members will travel to Paris next month to pete the Gay Gam "We're so proud to be sendg such a large legatn to Paris, " said Otters club chairman Craig Batton.

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"The rowg events will take place on the openg two days of the Gay Gam wh the regatta beg held at Lac Vair-Marne - an ternatnal rowg urse that has been recently renovated wh new facili. Trag tensified while we were preparg for the 10th nng of the Gay Gam, an LGBT+ event held every four years, featurg more than 10, 000 athlet, promotg equaly and through sport, which was held Paris Augt. I’m also keen to dispel the myth that gay men don’t enjoy playg sport.

Gay. The London Otters Rowg Club ntgent posg ont of the Eiffel Tower before the Gay Gam ParisEarlier this summer, Nick Coveney told BBC Get Inspired how he went om hatg football to playg for a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and others clive team formally affiliated to Charlton Athletic.

LONDON OTTERS ROWG CLUB: 'HOW I WENT OM BEGNER TO WNG BRONZE AT THE GAY GAM'

Now, Nick shar the story of how he and others took part the Gay Gam Paris for the LGBTQ+ clive London Otters Rowg jog Charlton Invicta 2017 and gag nfince sports, I also managed to fulfil another sportg ambn and learnt to row wh an clive rowg team, the London Otters Rowg Clubexternal-lk. "The Gay Gam - 'an amazg sense of onens' Nick (fifth om left) joed the London Otters wh the 16th 'Otterpups' groupWe progrsed om the entry level to their petive crews, ls than 10 months I'd be petg an ternatnal regatta!

We went to the 10th Gay Gam, held Paris Augt. "The joy of beg a bronze medallist Nick (ont), who also plays football for Charlton Invicta, first started rowg late 2017For all of , petg the Gay Gam was a sportg experience which we never thought we would take part.

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