'This silver can save lives, instead of collecting dust in a closet,' Maria Andrejczyk said.
Maria Andrejczyk, herself a bone cancer survivor, auctioned off the medal to give an 8-month-old boy with a heart defect a fighting chance at survival.that the winning bid of $125,000, which was proffered by a Polish convenience store chain, will pay for little Miłoszek Małysa’s operation at Stanford University Medical Center.
“It is with the greatest pleasure that I am handing over to you Żabka, the little big store chain, my medal, which to me is a symbol of faith and perseverance in the face of great obstacles,” she wrote on her page., Andrejczyk said winning the medal “brought her enormous happiness and she wanted to pass that happiness on” to a young child who could use some.A medal is only an object, but it can be of great value to others. This silver can save lives, instead of collecting dust in a closet.
Andrejczyk, who is from a small village near the Lithuanian border called Kukle, just missed winning a medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Then, two years later,after returning to Poland from Tokyo. “I fought like a lioness through a lot of pain and depression.”After winning the auction, Żabka returned it to Andrejczyk and made a donation for the boy's operation in her name.
"We were moved by the beautiful and extremely noble gesture of our Olympian, so we decided to support the fundraiser for Miłoszek,"Maria Andrejczyk of Team Poland competes in the women's javelin final on day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 6, 2021.Andrejczyk won silver in the women's javelin throw with a 64.61-meter throw. Only Liu Shiying of China did better at 66.34 meters.
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