Ukrainian Olympic silver medal auction, donate money to war effort, #Ukrainian #Olympic #auction #Silver #medal OLASMEDIA TV NEWSThis is what we have for you today:
Ukrainian Olympic gymnast Ruslan Mezentsev auctions off one of his most prized possessions – his silver medal – and donates all the money to his homeland… so that they have money to fund the fight against Russia.
Mezentsev took part in Sydney’s all-round artistic competition in Sydney in 2000… personally participating in the floor exercise, pommel horse and silent rings.
Ruslan scored a total of 28,725… bringing the team total to 230,306, good enough for a silver medal. The Ukrainians finished just 1,613 points behind China… who won the gold.
Now, that silver medal is on the auction block at RR auction …where it already has 8 bids. The current price is $3,000…but expect that to rise!
Mezentsev – who is now 41 years old – is from the city of Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine.
RR says that not only will all the money from the sale be donated to the war funds… but even to the buyer’s premium (the money that normally goes to the auction).
So, if you’re looking for a great piece of sports memorabilia, and you want to help Ukraine… the bidding ends July 21!