by ecoathletes2020 | Sep 2, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Mary Cain, an otherworldly middle distance runner as a high schooler in suburban New York City in the mid-2010s, wanted to be known as the greatest female athlete ever. Her talent and drive took her to the elite Nike track club in Oregon during her late teens. The...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 25, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Becoming an EcoAthletes Champion is a natural progression for the Cameroonian table tennis player, attorney (she practices in France), and activist Sarah Hanffou. The 2010 African Champion and Olympian — Hanffou competed at London 2012 and has qualified for Tokyo 2021...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 18, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
For Rhydian Cowley, there wasn’t one “aha moment” when he became passionate about the climate fight. “For me, it’s been a process of building up and learning more about causes, symptoms, and solutions,” said Cowley, who competed for...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Her years at the University of Cambridge were formative for Melissa Wilson as both a climate activist and an athlete. “As a teenager I was startled and unsettled by information in the media and watching ‘An Inconvenient Truth’,” recalled...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Talk to Jemima Montag — she won gold for Australia in the 20 km walk on home soil at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane — for ten minutes and you will get that she has the “it factors” you would expect in a champion athlete: Confidence, perseverance,...
by ecoathletes2020 | Jul 30, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Arianna Criscione is unique among professional athletes: The California native is both a professional goalkeeper for Paris powerhouse PSG and the sponsorship manager for the women’s team. The defining characteristic of Criscione’s 13-year professional...
