![]() "We have the winner of the auction!" she wrote. A Polish convenience store chain called Zabka made the winning bid. On Monday, Andrejczyk announced that the auction was closed. (Reuters/Aleksandra Szmigiel) Auction goal met, but Andrejczyk will keep her medal While she cherishes the accomplishment, she decided that putting the medal up for auction was of more value than keeping it herself.Īfter a fourth-place finish in Rio, Maria Andrejczyk made the podium in Tokyo. 6 behind China's gold-medal winner Shiying Liu (66.34 meters). She recovered in time to compete in Tokyo, where her throw of 64.61 meters earned her the silver medal on Aug. She previously competed in the Rio Olympics in 2016, where she finished two centimeters off the podium in fourth place. ![]() She required surgery, but not chemotherapy and was able to restart training for the Tokyo Games in 2019. ![]() A 2018 sinus X-Ray revealed that she suffered from osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that forms in the cells that form bones. She wrote that half had already been raised by the family's online fundraiser and that her goal along with Małysa's mother was to raise the other half through the medal auction.Īndrejczyk, 25, is a cancer survivor. (Kirby Lee/Reuters) Andrejczyk, a cancer survivor: This silver can save livesĪndrejczyk wrote that Małysa needed 1.5 million Polish zlotys - roughly $385,000 - to cover the costs of his transportation and medical care. Maria Andrejczyk put her silver medal up for auction to help an infant access heart surgery.
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