Vegan Boxer Tammara Thibeault Will Compete in the Tokyo Olympics 

Vegan boxer Tammara Thibeault is coaching on the Nationwide Institute of Sport in Montreal, QC in preparation for the Tokyo Summer time Olympics as a part of Crew Canada. Thibeault, who not too long ago grew to become an official model ambassador for on-line vegan market Vejii, goals to lift worldwide consciousness of the dietary and total well being advantages of dwelling plant-based. Raised in Saskatchewan, the 24-year-old began boxing at age 9 as a method to spend extra time along with her brother and father, former skilled soccer participant Patrick Thibeault, who used the game to remain in form throughout his low season. 

The now six-foot Thibeault started competing at age 12 and went on to win bronze on the 2019 World Championships, gold on the 2017 Continental championships, and silver on the 2019 Lima Pan Am Video games. Watching the very first girls’s Olympic boxing competitors on the London 2012 video games impressed her to try for Olympic glory.

Thibeault selected to transition to a plant-based food regimen as a result of she now not wished to assist industrialized animal farming and she or he additionally wished to reduce her carbon footprint. “I’m proof you may get all of the vitamins you want for those who’re dwelling plant-based,” Thibeault mentioned. “Three years in the past, I began slowly chopping meat out of my food regimen and in the future I noticed I didn’t have any meat in any respect in my fridge. I really feel higher after I don’t eat meat. It’s higher on your well being and the surroundings.”

Thriving vegan athletes

In recent times, a rising variety of athletes in numerous skilled sports activities have voiced their choice for following a plant-based food regimen, notably for its dietary advantages and influence on efficiency, and have partnered with vegan manufacturers to assist unfold the vegan message. In 2019, endurance athlete Robbie Balenger—who transitioned to a vegan life-style in early 2018—ran across the United States in 75 days in an try and create conversations about higher meals decisions and promote the advantages of a plant-based food regimen, in partnership with vegan ice cream model NadaMoo! 

Skilled tennis participant Venus Williams—who transitioned to a plant-based food regimen in an effort to handle signs of an autoimmune illness—launched vegan protein company Happy Viking to assist others thrive on a plant-based food regimen and not too long ago partnered with vegan company PlantX as an ambassador to assist the corporate advocate for plant-based dwelling. 

Vegan NBA stars JaVale McGee, Chris Paul, and DeAndre Jordan, amongst others, are athlete ambassadors for Past Meat and promote the vegan model, and plant-based dwelling, in quite a lot of methods. Throughout the vacation season final 12 months, the trio formed a seasonal band called The Beyond Boys and launched a music video for its first observe, “12 Days of Christmas,” to advertise plant-based meals through the vacation season.