Polish athlete Maria Andrejczyk sells her silver medal to save little boy
In the recent event of Tokyo Olympics 2020, a Polish athlete won a silver medal in the women’s javelin. While most athletes cherish the medals as a reminder of their achievement, Maria Andrejczyk of Poland, decided to auction her medal to raise money to help fund for the heart surgery of a young Polish boy.
Andrejczyk, has herself suffered serious injury and recovered from a 2018 diagnosis of bone cancer. Having faced such a tough time, she wanted to put her earnings into a good cause. Therefore, when she finally won her medal, she decided to sell it in order to raise donations for a toddler who needs £130,000 for life-saving heart surgery in the US.
The 25-year-old athlete announced the news through her social media. She posted a picture of her wearing the medal on Instagram on Monday night. In the caption, she declared the details of the auction and thanked everyone for the half a million zlotys that have been collected so far.
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The infant has been identified as Milosz and he is suffering from a rare combination of heart and venous problems which mean that his pulmonary veins don’t function properly. His main hope of survival is via expensive surgery available in the USA only.
Ms Kalinga