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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...
Rhydian Cowley, Australian Olympic Race Walker, Becomes 20th EcoAthletes Champion
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 Australia in the 20 km Olympic race...
Stature Clothing Australia Brings Its Sustainable Performance Apparel — and Its Support — to EcoAthletes
Lily Brazel, member of the Hockeyroos, Australia's national field hockey team, was one of the first EcoAthletes Champions. Now, she is adding her startup Stature Clothing Australia — per Brazel, "the sustainable athletic apparel brand for those wanting to perform with...
British Rower and Champion for Earth Melissa Wilson Joins EcoAthletes Champions Team
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 Wilson. "However, it was...
Australia’s Jemima Montag: Race Walker, Food Desert Fighter and Now EcoAthletes Champion
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,...
Arianna Criscione, Goalkeeper and Marketing Exec for PSG, First Footballer/Soccer Player to Join EcoAthletes Champions Roster
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 career has been...
Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Green-Sports Founding Father, Latest Luminary to Support EcoAthletes
Dr. Allen Hershkowitz has been at or near the center of most of the major advances that have taken place at the intersection of Green & Sports since the early 2000s. From greening the Philadelphia Eagles operations in 2004 to helping to establish Major League...
New Zealand Doubles Star Marcus Daniell Becomes Latest EcoAthletes Champion
The tight-knit nature of New Zealand's athlete community is responsible for doubles specialist Marcus Daniell becoming the newest EcoAthlete Champion. "I was lucky enough to be introduced to the EcoAthletes team by fellow Kiwi and field hockey star Hugo Inglis, whom I...
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