Polish Olympian sells Rio silver medal to help 3-year-old boy with eye cancer

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Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski sold
the silver medal he won at the Rio de Janeiro
Olympics to help pay for the medication of a 3-
year-old boy suffering from eye cancer.
Malachowski wrote, according to
Facebook's translation: "In Rio I fought
for gold," "Today, I appeal to everyone --
let's fight together about something that
is even more precious. The health of this
fantastic boy."
According to Malachowski, the procedure to
treat the rare form of cancer isn't available in
Poland; it is offered only in New York.

Malachowski said on Facebook that siblings
Dominika and Sebastian Kulczyk,who are
among the richest Poles, "declared the
intention to buy my silver medal," which he put
up for auction to help pay for treatment of the
boy, Olek, who is suffering from retinoblastoma.
Malachowski did not reveal the amount he
raised by selling his medal on Friday, but said
the target, which was almost $130,000, has
been met.
"My silver medal is worth much more
today than it was a week ago,"
Malachowski said