Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions off medal to assist pay for toddler’s coronary heart surgical procedure
Simply weeks after profitable a silver medal on the Tokyo Olympics, javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk bought her medal for $125,000 to assist a household from her native Poland pay for his or her toddler’s coronary heart surgical procedure.
Final week, Andrejczyk wrote on Fb that she discovered about Miłoszek Małysa, an 8-month-old who has a “critical coronary heart defect” and wishes surgical procedure. She mentioned the dad and mom of a kid who “did not make it in time” handed on donations to Małysa.
“That is how I additionally wish to assist,” Andrejczyk wrote. “He is the one I am auctioning off my silver medal of the Olympic Video games.”
By Friday, she had a winner – Żabka, a Polish comfort retailer chain, purchased the medal for $125,000, Andrejczyk introduced on Fb.
“It’s with the best pleasure that I give Żabka this medal, which for me is an emblem of wrestle, religion and pursuit of goals regardless of many odds,” the 25-year-old Olympian wrote. “I hope that for you it is going to be an emblem of the life we fought for collectively.”
In one other candy twist, the comfort retailer introduced on Monday it could let Andrejczyk maintain her medal.
“We have been moved by the attractive and intensely noble gesture of our Olympian, so we determined to assist the fundraiser for Miłoszek,” Żabka tweeted. “We additionally determined the silver medal will stay with Mrs. Maria.”
Małysa, who’s at present receiving residence hospice care, will fly to the U.S. for surgical procedure, in response to his fundraiser web page. It isn’t clear when the surgical procedure will happen.
In 2016, Andrejczyk competed within the Rio Olympics however missed medaling by simply 2 centimeters, ESPN reported. She then suffered a shoulder harm in 2017 and was recognized with bone most cancers in 2018. Nevertheless, she recovered and returned to win silver on the Tokyo Olympics.
