When American decathlete Ashton Eaton and Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton begin their quests for gold next week at the 2016 Summer Olympics, they will have big fans at World Vision.
Ashton and Brianne are vying to become the first married couple from different countries to win medals in the same Olympics. If they are successful in their quest, they will likely become one of the biggest stories of this year’s Games.
And, if that happens, it will likely help them achieve their goal of getting 500 people to sponsor children through World Vision.
Before the Olympics, the couple set up a do-it-yourself fundraising campaign for the charity — hoping to use the attention that comes with competing at the Olympics to help do some good.
Their campaign has yet to fully take off. But World Vision will be promoting it heavily beginning today, when Brianne starts her quest for gold and again next week, when Ashton aims to follow in the footsteps of past American Olympic greats.