Dean Koga of the Seattle Frontrunners team was injured when two explosive devices were hurled over a wall on Tuesday.
The details are here.
Police said they were holding two Danish men, ages 28 and 33, after witnesses said they saw the two men yell “homo pig” before beating and kicking the World Outgames visitors after Saturday’s opening. Police said they would detain the two men until after the games close and would treat the incident as a hate crime. Danish hate crimes are subject to longer jail terms if the motivation is shown to be related to sexual orientation, religion or race.
The games are cotinuing and Koga planned to return to the track following the incident.
The FGG described the Danish capital as having “a reputation as one of the most LGBT friendly places on Earth.”
