Australian rugby sevens Olympic gold medalist Ellia Green comes out as trans man

• Olympic gold medalist hopes going public will help others
• Green suffered from mental health issues since retiring

Former rugby sevens international Ellia Green has come out as a trans man, saying he hopes the announcement would help others to feel comfortable enough to make decisions about who they want to be.

The Australian Olympic champion, who said he had suffered from serious mental health issues since retiring from the sport last year, made the announcement in a pre-recorded video shown at an international summit in Canada on ending homophobia and transphobia in sport.