LGBTQ+ cyclist Marie Patouillet celebrates winning Paralympic gold by kissing her wife

Queer French para-cyclist Marie Patouillet has won the C5 category of the 3,000m individual pursuit. This is her first paralympics gold medal, to add two a silver she won earlier in the Games and the two bronzes she picked up in Tokyo three years ago.

Following her victory, and a lap of honour, Patouillet went into the crowd to celebrate with wife Soraya Garlenq.

Garlenq wasn’t difficult to spot because she was wearing a t-shirt with Patouillet’s face on it. The couple then shared a kiss bringing cheers from their family, friends and those around them.

Prior to the event, Garlenq encouraged her wife by saying: “These are your last laps, don’t think about the podium, you have to make them magical.”

Patouillet later appeared

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