Discussion at the White House on Tackling Climate Change Through Sports

Full blog post by Tanya Somanader (https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/tanya-somanader).

This year, the Opening Ceremony in Rio celebrated the culture of Brazil but also took the opportunity to remind the world the threat and challenges climate change pose to people around the world, including athletes. A few athletes -- Olympians among them -- came to the White House to discuss exactly how climate change is impacting the world of sports. Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler and former NFL football player Ovie Mughelli jumped on twitter to answer a few questions about this issue:

Share your input on tackling climate change through sports here. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/tackling-climate-through-sports)