Rio 2016: Daily Beast 'sorry for outing gay athletes'

US news website The Daily Beast has apologised for publishing an article that may have "outed" a number of gay athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Readers complained some athletes who were not named but were identifiable from details in the article were from countries with harsh anti-gay policies. The reporter had described how he used online dating, including popular gay app Grindr, to get dates with athletes.

Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy (right), here with boyfriend Matthew Wilkas, was among those who publicly criticised the article

The Daily Beast said it had "screwed up" and later removed the article. The story said athletes were using dating apps such as Bumble, Grindr, Jack'd, and Tinder to connect with other people at the games.
Their writer described how he used the apps and he got three dates within an hour, and detailed what some men wrote on their profiles on Grindr. He also gave details of their height, weight, nationality, and a description of their profile picture.