(CNN) Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk has auctioned off her Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medal to fund urgent heart surgery for an eight-month-old baby. However, in a Facebook post last Wednesday, Andrejczyk explained that she was auctioning off her Olympic medal to raise funds for eight-month-old Miłoszek Małysa to have life-saving heart surgery. After winning the auction, Żabka announced that they will be returning the medal to Andrejczyk. We also decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will remain with Mrs. Maria, who showed how great she is." Andrejczyk had previous missed out on an Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio Games by just two centimeters.

Source: CNN August 19, 2021 09:22 UTC