Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctions Tokyo 2020 silver medal to help eight-month-old get heart surgery

Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctions Tokyo 2020 silver medal to help eight-month-old get heart surgery

CNN Edition - Sport·2021-08-20 12:04

(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.

The 25-year-old finished first in qualifying for the final at the Summer Games but was outthrown by just under two meters by China's Liu Shiying to earn the silver -- her first Olympic medal.

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