Sportspeople

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Credit: "Conferencia de prensa de medallistas Carl Lewis y Leroy Burrel" by Legado Lima 2019 is marked with CC PDM 1.0

A vegan diet can go a long way, taking athletes on career paths they’ve never dreamed of.

  • Fiona Oakes

    Fiona Oakes

    Fiona Oakes is a record-breaking British long distance runner, author and founder of Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary.

  • Hellah Sidibe

    Hellah Sidibe

    In 2021, Hellah Sidibe became the first Black man to run across the US… and he did it completely powered by plants.

  • Jodie Marsh

    Jodie Marsh

    Jodie Marsh went vegetarian at the age of five because she couldn’t see a difference between her companion animals and farmed animals.

  • John Joseph – Cro-Mags

    John Joseph – Cro-Mags

    New York punk and ultraman John Joseph proves tough men can thrive on a plant-based diet.

  • Kendrick Farris

    Kendrick Farris

    Kendrick Farris is a record breaking vegan Olympian weightlifter.

  • Kyrie Irving

    Kyrie Irving

    NBA Champion Kyrie Irving switched to a plant-based diet in 2017 which was followed by a 13 game winning streak.

  • Lisa Gawthorne

    Lisa Gawthorne

    Lisa Gawthorne is a British athlete, entrepreneur and author. And a total vegan inspiration!

  • Lizzie Deignan

    Lizzie Deignan

    Lizzie Deignan is an OLympian and World Champion cyclist. She hasn’t eaten animals since the age of 10.

  • Martina Navratilova

    Martina Navratilova

    Martina Navratilova is one of the greatest tennis players to have ever lived. And she did it all without eating animals.