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Leo Baker is finding his feet again after transitioning

The pro-skater withdrew from the 2020 Olympic Games so he could come out as trans. Now, he’s hoping to encourage others to live as their authentic selves – within the sport and beyond.

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  • Cameron Cook

Photos capturing the UK’s airbrushed truck scene

Freddie Miller describes documenting the unique, elaborate style of the airbrushed trucking scene, as well as the people who often spend painstaking amounts of money and time ensuring their vehicles are sprayed to perfection.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

The concrete haven where skateboarding is just the start

When two friends made plans to restore a derelict skate park by hand, they also set out to reignite a community. The result is a brand new chapter for Hackney Bumps, a DIY sanctuary in the heart of East London.

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  • Jessica Holland

Inside Ireland’s first queer Gaelic football team

Wear your colours — As the country slowly frees itself from the grip of social conservatism, its national sports are modernising too, powered by a new generation of athletes and fans determined to create more inclusive spaces. At the forefront of this movement is Na Gaeil Aeracha, the country’s first ever queer GAA club.

  • Magazine
  • Róisín Lanigan

The skatepark providing refuge to Amman’s youth

In a city sorely lacking in public space, 7Hills skatepark is transforming the lives of people in Jordan’s capital.

  • Skate
  • Aisha Kherallah and Tom Critchley

The story of Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone’s surf capital

Bureh is located on the Sierra Leone peninsula, a crescent-shaped cove known for its golden stretch of sand. It’s here that the country’s first ever surf club was born, kickstarting a journey that has seen the town become the nation’s wave-riding capital – despite the challenges it continues to face.

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  • Peter Yeung

The hikers inspiring a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts

In partnership with Columbia — Founder of All Terrain 95, Kian Patel, thinks mountain sunrises deliver as big a buzz as a good night out and he’s on a mission to tell as many people as he can.

  • Outdoors
  • Sam Haddad

The community championing women in the outdoors

In partnership with Columbia — Fashion student Hannah da Silva loved technical wear and the outdoor aesthetic, but she felt it was a mostly male space. So, she set up Gorp Girls to bring women into the picture.

  • Outdoors
  • Sam Haddad

The hiking group bringing people together

In partnership with Columbia — After realising that hiking in nature gave their mental health a boost, six friends set up a community group to help others feel the benefit of getting outdoors.

  • Outdoors
  • Sam Haddad

Inside the murky world of tennis courtsiding

Match point — For over a decade, gamblers have won big by employing people to place live bets from the court. But does this dubious method still work?

  • Outdoors
  • Dante Clarke

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