Vegan Imogen Grant won gold in Paris this summer, 18 months after doing Veganuary
17th December 2024: Veganuary – the global campaign to try vegan for January and beyond – was the start of Olympic rowing champion, Imogen Grant’s transition to a vegan diet in January 2022. Now she’s urging everyone to take part this January to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Lending her support to the Veganuary 2025 campaign, Imogen says: “Eating vegan or reducing meat and dairy consumption is the single biggest personal impact we can make on our emissions. I had been vegan for 18 months leading up to the Paris Olympics and had PBs on the rowing machine and in the gym. Veganuary is a great way to start – that’s how I did!”
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Imogen joins a growing list of plant-based athletes encouraging people to take part in Veganuary, including: professional basketball player Deandre Jordan of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets; former professional Basketball player and current NBA coach Joseph Blair; former professional cricket player and international coach Jason Gillespie; mountaineer Kuntal Josher; former professional racing driver Leilani Münter; and German strongman Patrick Baboumian.
Imogen joins a growing list of plant-based athletes encouraging people to take part in Veganuary, including: professional basketball player Deandre Jordan of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets; former professional Basketball player and current NBA coach Joseph Blair; former professional cricket player and international coach Jason Gillespie; mountaineer Kuntal Josher; former professional racing driver Leilani Münter; and German strongman Patrick Baboumian.
Notes to Editor
Veganuary is free to join, and people can take part at veganuary.com to receive our Celebrity eCookbook, the Official Veganuary Starter Kit and 31 daily emails packed with nutritional info, delicious recipes, meal plans and helpful advice.
Since Veganuary launched its first pledge in January 2014 – millions of people, coming from almost every country in the world, have taken part. From humble beginnings on a kitchen table in Yorkshire, there are now official Veganuary campaigns in the UK, US, Germany, Chile, Argentina, India, Spain, Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Canada. It has truly become a global phenomenon.
Contact
Toni Vernelli, International Head of Policy and Communications, Veganuary
T: 07505 866 548
