Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the highest civilian honor in the United States in July. Biles and Rapinoe will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom during an award ceremony at the White House on July 8.
President Joe Biden will present Biles and Rapinoe with the award. They are the only athletes receiving the award this time around. Other recipients include former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Steve Jobs and former U.S. Senator John McCain. Jobs and McCain's awards will be presented posthumously.
President Biden announces Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, including:
-Simone Biles
-Sister Simone Campbell
-Gabrielle Giffords
-Steve Jobs (posthumous)
-Khizr Khan
-John McCain (posthumous)
-Megan Rapinoe
-Alan Simpson
-Richard Trumka (posthumous)
-Denzel WashingtonRapinoe will become the first woman soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.