This weekend CNN is to place the spotlight on homosexuality in sports, with an hour long original documentary featruing Robbie Rogers, Blake Skjellerup and Brittney Griner.

by Newsdesk | 10th January 2014

In ‘World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete’, a one-hour original documentary, CNN gets exclusive access to people on the frontlines fighting against homophobia in sport, to profile some of sport’s most courageous athletes and hear their stories of tackling sport's last taboo:

Professional footballer for the LA Galaxy, Robbie Rogers shares what it was like growing up gay on the pitch and delves into his greatest fears about coming out in the international world of football.

WATCH ROBBIE TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES

Brittney Griner, basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury, always knew she would be a professional athlete. But she didn’t always know how she to cope with being taunted and bullied as a teenager or how to navigate high school as a lesbian.

WATCH BRITTNEY TALK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES

For years, speed skater Blake Skjellerup dreamed of representing New Zealand in the Olympics. To Blake, being gay meant his dream of competing on the international stage seemed almost impossible. He shares his thoughts on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and why he stands beside those opposing Russia’s gay propaganda laws.

WATCH BLAKE TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES

‘World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete’ can be seen at the following times on CNN International:

Saturday 11 January

0900 GMT and 2000 GMT

Sunday 12 January

0300 GMT and 1100 GMT