Kirsty Gilmour, Scottish badminton star and LGBTQ+ advocate, at World Championships in Delhi

Kirsty Gilmour, the 32-year-old Scottish shuttler, is competing at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, the city where her international career began at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Newindianexpress.com reports that Gilmour, who has won two Commonwealth Games medals and reached a career-high world ranking of 14, sees her return to Delhi as a full-circle moment.

Off the court, Gilmour is noted as a prominent LGBTQ+ advocate. She told the outlet she hopes for wider debate on the issue and recalled the comfort of seeing a hotel in Delhi display LGBT symbols. Her tattoos, including Olympic rings and a depiction of a Scottish landscape, reflect her career milestones and personal journey.