{"id":200425,"date":"2026-04-22T23:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/200425\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:09:40","slug":"john-korir-using-winnings-to-support-kenyan-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/200425\/","title":{"rendered":"John Korir using winnings to support Kenyan children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJOHN KORIR. S RECORD SHATTERING WIN AT THE     BOSTON MARATHON WILL NOW HELP KIDS IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF KENYA. TRANSCEND TALENT ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED BY JOHN\u2019S BROTHER WESLEY, WHO IS ALSO A BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION. THE BROTHERS HAVE USED THEIR WINNINGS TO FEED, CLOTHE AND TRAIN KIDS BACK IN KENYA, HOPING TO GIVE THEM A BRIGHTER FUTURE. 10% OF MY WINNINGS GOES TO JOHN CORNYN AND HELP THEM TO TO GO TO SCHOOL AND STUDY AND HAVE A BETTER FUTURE. AND ONE DAY, ONE TIME TO BECOME A CHAMPION LIKE ME. GIVING BACK CAREER BROKE THE COURSE RECORD IN BOSTON YESTERDAY, BESTING HIS TIME FROM LAST YEAR BY NEARLY THREE MINUTES. HE WAS FLYING. NO DOU\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Boston Marathon champion using winnings to support Kenyan children<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wmur.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WMUR logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 8:49 AM EDT Apr 22, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Korir&#8217;s record-shattering win at the Boston Marathon will now help children in his home country of Kenya. Transcend Talent Academy was founded by Korir&#8217;s brother, Wesley, who is also a Boston Marathon champion. The brothers have used their winnings to feed, clothe, and train children in Kenya, hoping to give them a brighter future. &#8220;Ten percent of my winnings goes to Transcend to help them go to school and study and have a better future. And one day, become a champion like me,&#8221; Korir said. Korir broke the course record in Boston on Monday, besting his time from last year by nearly three minutes.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>John Korir&#8217;s record-shattering win at the Boston Marathon will now help children in his home country of Kenya. <\/p>\n<p>Transcend Talent Academy was founded by Korir&#8217;s brother, Wesley, who is also a Boston Marathon champion. The brothers have used their winnings to feed, clothe, and train children in Kenya, hoping to give them a brighter future. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ten percent of my winnings goes to Transcend to help them go to school and study and have a better future. And one day, become a champion like me,&#8221; Korir said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/korir-boston-marathon-record-42026\/71073597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Korir broke the course record in Boston on Monday<\/a>, besting his time from last year by nearly three minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JOHN KORIR. 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