Stephen Curry has been tapped as an adviser to President Joe Biden

The president of the United States, Joe Bidennamed NBA player Stephen Curry as a member of the Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Advisory Council, the White House said Friday.

The player of the Golden State Warriors is part of the group of 27 people who integrates that body, including his wife, Ayesha Curry, entrepreneur, chef and writer.

This council is an advisory body to the president who is in office promote physical activity and healthy eating for all Americans, regardless of background or ability.

The winner of four NBA rings isn’t the only athlete named to the board. The president also chose the former basketball player Tamika Catchings“one of the most awarded female athletes of all time”, with four gold medals at the Olympic Games, one WNBA (Women’s Basketball Association of the USA) championship, and named Defensive Player of the Year five times and ten All Stars.

Also, it is listed Chloe Kim, the young prodigy of American snowboardingwho made history at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea by winning gold at the age of 17 in the halfpipe event. Elana Meyerswho won five Olympic medals in the winter sports bobsled, is another of Biden’s advisers.

It is also former baseball player Ryan Howardwho spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and set a milestone as the athlete who has taken the fastest time to reach 100 and 200 home runs, and Chaunte Lowe, the 12-time US high jump champion and four-time Olympianwho trained for her fifth game while undergoing chemotherapy and recovering from a double mastectomy.

On the other hand, Biden included in the select group the Ecuadorian-born American chef José Garcés, described by the White House as an entrepreneur and innovator, known for his knowledge of Spanish and Latin American gastronomy, which he promoted from his restaurants, such as Amada and return.

In 2022, the president of the United States had appointed co-chairs of the board to professional basketball player Elena Delle Donnethree-time WNBA All-Star Game selection, two-time MVP and Rio 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, and to the Spanish nationalized American chef José Andrés.