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New York — White House Will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the honor of the highest civilian in the United States, on Friday, with four gymnastics Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and two football World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe. He said he was in a person.
The honor awarded to those who have made "exemplary contributions" to the United States, world peace, or other efforts will be presented on July 7.
"These 17 Americans show power. In their statement, the White House has potential and embodies the soul of the country: diligence, patience, and faith." Said.
Other winners include Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington and the late US Senator John McCain.
The White House described the 25-year-old Bills not only for his achievements in competition, but also for "the mental health and safety of athletes, foster children, and prominent defenders of victims of sexual assault." I admitted as.
Last year, in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, she was unable to stop a sexually abused athlete suffering from former doctor Larry Nasser by U.S. gymnastics and Olympic officials. At the Tokyo Olympics, he testified that he brought the issue of athletes' mental health to the international stage.
With 32 Olympic and World medals, she is the most decorated American gymnast.
The 36-year-old Rapinoe, who won the Olympic gold medal in the United States in 2012, was the first soccer player to receive this honor.
Pink-haired leaders on and off the pitch emerged as defenders of gender-based wage equality in a legal dispute with the governing body of her national team, Black. -Mass transfer and LGBTQ rights that were supporters of Lives' voice.
The 2019 Ballon d'Or winner honored quarterback political activist Colin Kaepernick and tennis pioneer Billie Jean King.
"I feel like I wouldn't be here without you," she said at an emotional press conference on Friday. There she celebrated her teammates and her former national team players as well.
She also praised her fellow prestigious Bills, saying, "If she could be the Simone Biles red carpet that she could walk on, she would."
At the 2019 World Cup, Rapinoe is famous for causing the wrath of former Republican President Donald Trump. She said in her outright statement that if the Americans win, she wouldn't visit the White House.
Three years after the United States won the World Cup, Rapinoe is happy to attend a ceremony supervised by Democratic President Joe Biden.
"You guys," she told reporters on Friday, "I'm going to the Fucking White House." (Report by Amy Tennery of New York, edited by Toby Davis and Ken Feliz)
