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Sebastian Vega Leads Boca Juniors To Title, Celebrates With Pride Flag
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In 2020, Sebastián Vega became the first professional basketball player in Argentina to publicly come out as gay. Boca Juniors won the Liga Nacional de Básquet championship twice after defeating Instituto 78-77 in a final that determined the champion in the seventh game of the series. Beyond the sporting celebration, an image went viral on social media: Sebastián Vega, the team's forward, celebrating from the hoop with a rainbow flag, a symbol o…
The intertwining wing, one of the three who managed to repeat the title with the 'Xeneize', celebrated hanging from the ring with the multicolor flag.In 2020, it revealed its sexual choice and was the first case of a basketball player in the maximum Argentine tournament.
Argentina’s first openly gay basketball player, Sebastián Vega, celebrates team victory by unfurling LGBTQ+ Pride Flag
Sebastián Vega, the first gay Argentinian professional basketball player, is celebrating after his club, Boca Juniors, were crowned champions of Argentina’s National Basketball League for the fifth time in their history, following a dramatic final victory over Instituto de Córdoba. The celebrations reached an emotional peak when Vega, one of the team’s standout players, climbed onto the hoop and unfurled the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag - a powerful gestur…
With a strong contribution from Franco Giorgetti from Chaco - 7 points and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes - Boca Juniors was crowned two-time champion of the National Basketball League. In the seventh game of the series, Boca defeated Instituto 78-77 (4-3) and retained last season's title. José Vildoza was the MVP of the finals. In a dramatic and electrifying finish, Boca was crowned two-time champion of the National League. In the seventh game of the…
Sebastian Vega Leads Boca Juniors To Title, Celebrates With Pride Flag
Some wins are bigger than the final score. According to Outsports, after his team Boca Juniors clinched Argentina’s national basketball league title, Sebastián Vega found a moment for himself. He climbed onto the hoop, draped the basketball net around his neck, and raised a rainbow flag for the whole arena to see. It was a […]
Sebastián Vega, a referent of sport and sexual diversity in Argentina, celebrated his consecration as a bi-champion of the National Basketball League with Boca Juniors, wrapped in the flag of pride. Since 2020 he left the closet publicly, the entangled eaves became a symbol of LGBTQ+ visibility in professional sport.
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