Megan Rapinoe, Katie Ledecky and Jim Thorpe. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Magic Johnson Reacts to Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.

It is worth noting that in 2022, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe also received the Medal of Freedom for her significant contributions both on and off the field, particularly in advocating for women ...

President Biden on Friday announced the seventeen honorees for this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The honorees, who come from politics, activism ...

President Joe Biden is closing out his term with a string of starry Medal of Freedom honorees ... Biden's other honorees include Olympians Megan Rapinoe, Katie Ledecky, and Simone Biles (the ...

Other sports stars to have received the Medal of Freedom in recent years include Tiger Woods, Megan Rapinoe and Olympic heroes Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. This year's awards will be presented ...

Messi makes history as the second soccer player to receive the honor Messi becomes only the second soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, following USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe, who ...

Johnson was one of 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony ... including Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Katie Ledecky and Jim Thorpe.