A boy needed $126,000 for cancer treatment. This athlete sold his Olympic medal to help.
- Anna Mae
- Aug 28, 2016
- 1 min read
''Poland's Piotr Malachowski is one of the world's top discus throwers.
He has a solid Olympic record. He won a silver medal in Beijing during the 2008 games, and is also the proud owner of the fifth-longest discus throw ever: 71.84 meters (FYI, that's really far).
But at the Rio Olympics, the competition was intense. If Malachowski wanted to take home a medal, it would be one of the biggest challenges of his life.
In the end, he was narrowly edged out by a German competitor for the gold in Rio. But still, he was plenty proud to take home another silver medal for his country...''
by Evan Porter
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