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World Sport Journey of the Gay Athlete

1Character, camaraderie, integrity; attributes often touted in the world of sport. But in recent years, there's one action that's gradually being tested on the field and in the ring, tolerance. The topic of homosexuality and homophobia in sport seems to have run rampant among the world's leading sporting federations. In 'World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete', a one-hour original documentary, CNN gets exclusive access to people on the front lines fighting against homophobia in sport, to profile some of sport's most courageous athletes and hear their stories of tackling sport's last taboo: being gay.