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Tom Daley's decision to reveal he is in a gay relationship has been praised nationwide.
Just 19, diver Daley has grown up in the limelight since his Olympic bow at Beijing in 2008, and he emerged as Team GB's poster boy ahead of the London 2012 Games, where he collected a bronze medal.
One of the youngest sportsmen or women to reveal he is involved in a gay relationship, he joins a small group of men and women to out themselves in Britain.
Gay sportsmen
Cricket - LV=County Championship - Division One - Day Three - Surrey v Yorkshire - The Kia Oval(01 of14)
Steven Davies, Surrey (credit:PA)
Soccer - Football League Division One - Norwich City Photocall(02 of14)
Justin Fashanu, Norwich City (credit:PA)
Celebrity Big Brother 2012 - Final(03 of14)
BOREHAMWOOD, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 27: Finalist Gareth Thomas gets evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2012 at Elstree Studios on January 27, 2012 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Nat Jag/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 - Italy(04 of14)
MALCESINE, ITALY - JULY 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Red Bull, World Series judge, Greg Louganis of the USA, at the Scaliger Castle during the fourth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on July 14, 2013 at Malcesine, Italy. (Photo by Dean Treml/Red Bull via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
34th Annual Salute To Women In Sports Awards - Reception(05 of14)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Womens Sports Foundation Founder Billie Jean King speaks onstage during the 34th annual Salute to Women In Sports Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on October 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the Women's Sports Foundation) (credit:Getty Images)
9th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards - Arrivals(06 of14)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 18: Soccer player Robbie Rogers arrives at the 9th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on October 18, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GLSEN) (credit:Getty Images)
TENNIS-GBR-WIMBLEDON(07 of14)
French former tennis player Amelie Mauresmo sits in the royal box on Centre Court to watch France's Marion Bartoli play against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during their women's singles semi-final match on day ten of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit - Day 2(08 of14)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: Tennis player Martina Navratilova speak onstage at the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit on October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for FORTUNE) (credit:Getty Images)
Orlando Cruz(09 of14)
Orlando Cruz points to his rainbow colored briefs while standing on the scale during the weigh-in for the WBO featherweight title fight against Orlando Salido, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Las Vegas. Cruz, boxing's first openly gay fighter, will take on Salido in the 12-round title fight on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (credit:AP)
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2013 US Open - Day 8(11 of14)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Lisa Raymond plays Abdrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka with Polona Hercog of Slovenia on Day Eight of the 2013 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2013 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Investitures At Windsor Castle(12 of14)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 19: Gold medal winning Olympic Dressage rider Carl Hester after he is made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 19, 2013 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool / Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Christian Dior Sydney Opening(13 of14)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Matthew Mitcham attends the opening of the Christan Dior Sydney store on January 31, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
And finally...(14 of14)
Clare Balding (credit:Getty Images)