Vegan Athletes

Vegan WWE Star Austin Aries to Release Book on 'Plant-Powered Journey'

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries, who became the first vegan to sign a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to join its NXT brand, has announced that he is releasing a book,...

Lena Tashjian

May 31, 2021

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ESPN Highlights Vegan Soccer Player Toni Pressley

ESPN recently did a feature on vegan soccer player Toni Pressley, who currently plays with the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The 27-year-old has been vegan for four months, initially...

Lena Tashjian

May 12, 2021

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Veganism Blamed for Colin Kaepernick's 'Free Agent' Status

About a year ago, Katie Medlock wrote an article pointing out why attributing Colin Kaepernick’s loss of muscle mass to his new vegan diet was irresponsible speculation. Now, the American football...

Lena Tashjian

April 1, 2021

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Professional Surfer Tia Blanco on Veganism: "That’s just what’s right for me"

I first found out about professional surfer and vegan Tia Blanco on Beyond Meat’s website, where she is a brand ambassador. Men’s Journal summarizes the 19-year-old’s impressive achievements, stating that she...

Lena Tashjian

March 12, 2021

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Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek: "Being vegan keeps me on track"

Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, who broke the record for the fastest run across the Appalachian Trail in July of 2015, was just featured in a Q&A for The Guardian. Jurek was asked...

Lena Tashjian

March 4, 2021

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13-Time World Champion Gary Turner on Veganism: "Protein is not a problem at all"

Gary Turner, 13-time World Champion spanning three different sports-who is now a personal trainer and performance expert, was featured in Business Insider recently and spoke about athletes and plant-based nutrition....

Lena Tashjian

February 25, 2021

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Ultra-Athlete Rich Roll on Veganism: "Amazing Things Happened in Rapid Succession"

The Sydney Morning Herald recently profiled ultra-endurance athlete and best-selling author Richard Roll, known as one of the “25 Fittest Men in the World.” Roll, who was a top finisher at...

Lena Tashjian

February 14, 2021

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Venus Williams: Plant-Based Diet "Changed My Life"

Tennis champion Venus Williams was recently featured in an interview with Health about her “drastic” plant-based diet and how it changed her life. We know from the “path to plants”...

Lena Tashjian

January 16, 2021

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Novak Djokovic: Melbourne One of the Best Cities for Organic, Plant-Based Food

Although Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena opened Eqvita, a raw vegan restaurant in Monte Carlo last year, the tennis champion has alluded that he may consider opening a vegan...

Lena Tashjian

January 16, 2021

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Independent Profiles Vegan Marathoner Josh LaJaunie

On Monday, Independent profiled the “hardcore life” of Josh LaJaunie, who became a vegan, lost nearly half his weight and became a marathon runner. LaJaunie, who was 400lbs in 2011,...

Lena Tashjian

January 5, 2021

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