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Dave Hampton, Ex British National Team Rower, Co-Founder of Champions For Earth, Joins EcoAthletes Champions Team
World class rowers must bring heaping helpings of tenacity, resilience and focus to help them overcome the ever-present bouts of suffering and fatigue to eventually get a winning result. Dave Hampton, who was a member of the British national team back in the 80s, has...
English Cricketer Joe Cooke Adds EcoAthletes Champion to His Resume
Joe Cooke is an up-and-coming batsman for Cardiff, Wales-based Glamorgan in the top-flight of English County cricket. His career plan includes to someday make the English National Team and play in a Cricket World Cup. He also plans to use his platform to make a...
Ex-UVA Hoopster Justice Bartley Becomes Basketball’s First EcoAthletes Champion
Justice Bartley, who just became the first ex-basketball player to join the EcoAthletes Champions roster, knows that leading the #ClimateComeback will be hard work. That's just fine with Bartley, as he is very familiar with overcoming obstacles. The 6' 5" guard walked...
Soccer’s Lauren ‘Lu’ Barnes Greens the OL Reign, Becomes Latest EcoAthletes Champion
Lauren "Lu" Barnes is a very busy woman these days. She is the captain of the Tacoma, Washington-based Olympique (OL) Reign of the NWSL and also plays for Kristianstads DFF in the Swedish League, the Damallvsvenskan. And thanks to Barnes' passion for a healthy...
Elizabeth Beisel, U.S. Olympic Swimming Medalist and Healthy Oceans Activist, Becomes EcoAthletes Champion
Elizabeth Beisel brought a powerful combination of talent, passion, and perseverance to a swimming career that saw the Rhode Island native make the first of her three U.S. Olympic teams at age 15, culminating in silver and bronze medals at the 2012 London Games....
Seyi Smith, Canadian Winter & Summer Olympian, Founder of Racing to Zero, Brings Broad Skill Set to EcoAthletes Champions Team
To say Seyi (pronounced "SHAY") Smith is multi-talented is an understatement. Smith was part of Canada's 4x100m relay team at the 2012 London Olympics that finished in the bronze medal position behind Jamaica and the United States, only to be later disqualified for a...
Listen: “Leveling The Playing Field: Sports & Climate Justice” Panel Discussion Hosted by EcoAthletes
The intersectional nature of climate, social and racial justice — and how sports can play a role in spurring positive change — was the focus of "Leveling The Playing Field: Sports & Climate Justice", an engaging panel discussion sponsored by EcoAthletes as part of...
World Class Runner & Activist Mary Cain, Adds EcoAthletes Champion to Her Resumé
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...
Champions For Earth Becomes Newest EcoAthletes Organizational Supporter
Since its formation in 2018, British nonprofit Champions For Earth has set out to empower athletes’ voices and harnessed the power of sport, to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. Unlike many athlete-led environmental groups, Champions For Earth has focused...
Sarah Hanffou — Olympian, Lawyer, Activist — Adds EcoAthletes Champion to Her Resume
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...
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