{"id":46511,"date":"2025-05-07T02:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T02:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46511"},"modified":"2025-05-07T02:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T02:45:51","slug":"rafael-nadal-joins-pau-gasols-charity-golf-tournament-to-fight-childhood-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46511","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal Joins Pau Gasol\u2019s Charity Golf Tournament to Fight Childhood Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81949\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: initial !important; height: auto; max-width: 100%; border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780-1024x709.jpg?resize=723%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?resize=1024%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"Rafae\u010d Nadal hols son of Pau Gasol\" width=\"723\" height=\"501\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"81949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/2023\/11\/04\/rafa-roundup-from-tennis-to-philanthropy-nadal-meets-son-of-pau-gasol-new-book\/rafael-nadal-hold-son-of-paul-gasol-in-mallorca-2023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?fit=1080%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,748\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rafael-Nadal-holds-son-of-Pau-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rafae\u010d Nadal hols son of Pau Gasol&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rafa and Max Gasol | Photo via Catherine McDonnell Gasol @catmcdonnell7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rafael-Nadal-hold-son-of-Paul-Gasol-in-Mallorca-2023-1123538909-e1699089549780.jpg?fit=723%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafa and Max Gasol | Photo via Catherine McDonnell Gasol @catmcdonnell7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rafael Nadal will take part in the\u00a0<strong>Gasol Foundation Golf Invitational<\/strong>, a charity golf tournament organized by NBA legend\u00a0<strong>Pau Gasol<\/strong>, taking place from\u00a0<strong>June 19\u201322<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>San Roque and La L\u00ednea de la Concepci\u00f3n (C\u00e1diz)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The event brings together top athletes \u2014 including Rafa, Rudy Fern\u00e1ndez, \u00c1lvaro Morata, and Bernd Schuster \u2014 to raise funds for the\u00a0<strong>prevention of childhood obesity<\/strong>, a key mission of the\u00a0<strong>Gasol Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pau Gasol, who co-founded the\u00a0<strong>Gasol Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0with his brother Marc in 2014, highlighted the importance of the tournament:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe event is born from our commitment to promote healthy living and prevent childhood obesity. It\u2019s an opportunity to raise funds, generate awareness, and enjoy golf in a spectacular setting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Played in a team format across the stunning\u00a0<strong>La Hacienda Links Golf Resort<\/strong>, the tournament aims to promote healthy lifestyles while uniting the world of sports for a meaningful cause.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see Rafa swing into action \u2014 for a great cause!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafa and Max Gasol | Photo via Catherine McDonnell Gasol @catmcdonnell7 Rafael Nadal will take part in the\u00a0Gasol Foundation Golf Invitational, a charity golf tournament organized by&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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