President of the United States (USA) Joe Biden has appointed NBA player Stephen Curry and Ecuadorian-American chef Jose Garces to the Sports Advisory Council.fitness and nutrition, the White House announced this Friday.
Curry and Garces are among a group of 27 people Biden wants to count on to integrate this body.
This council is a presidential advisory body charged with promoting physical activity and healthy eating for all Americans, regardless of background or ability.
José Garces is described by the White House as an entrepreneur and innovator, known for his knowledge of Spanish and Latin American gastronomy, which he promoted in his restaurants such as Amada and Volvér.
Along with Curry, his wife, Ayesha Curry, a businesswoman, chef and writer, will also join the organization.
Other sports personalities appointed to the council include former basketball player Tamika Catchings, “one of the most awarded female athletes of all time”, with four Olympic gold medals, a WNBA (Women’s Basketball Association of the United States) championship and five Defensive Player of the Year awards and ten All-Star Games.
Also Chloe Kim, a young American snowboarding prodigy, made the list. who made history at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea by winning gold at the age of 17 in the halfpipe; and Elana Meyers, who won five Olympic medals in the winter sports of bobsleigh.
it’s the same former baseball player Ryan Howard, who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and set a milestone as the athlete who took the shortest time to hit 100 and 200 home runs, and Shante Lowe, 12-time US high jump champion and a four-time Olympian who trained for her fifth Games while undergoing chemotherapy and recovering from a double mastectomy.
In 2022, Biden named Spanish chef Jose Andres and basketball player Elena Delle Donn as co-chairs of the board. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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