A post shared by Ola Hoftun Lillelien (@olalillelien)Pro handball player Ola Hoftun Lillelien has proudly come out as a gay man.Lillelien, 22, plays for the nation of Denmark.
For those unfamiliar, handball is a very popular sport in Europe, wherein teams play keep away with a ball as they try to toss it in the opposing team’s goal.
Think of it as a combination of basketball and soccer.Lillelien took to Instagram on April 21 to share the emotional revelation with his fans.
In coming out, he becomes one of the few openly LGBTQ players in the league.“I have been thinking for a long time about whether I should publish this post, but I now understand that it is something I want,” he wrote. “Not for my own part, but to be a role model.