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Athlete sells Rio medal to help 3-year-old with eye cancer
Athlete sells Rio medal to help 3-year-old with eye cancer
Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski has 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 said on Facebook that siblings Dominika and Sebastian Kulczyk, 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 raised, 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.
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Twisted Sister rock anthem remade to help kids with cancer
Twisted Sister rock anthem remade to help kids with cancershare tweet pin emailThe warriors that are parents of pediatric cancer patients have a new and perhaps unlikely ally: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider.The '80s metal band frontman appears in a video directed by "Mindfreak" magician Criss Angel, singing an acoustic, stripped-down version of his iconic 1984 battle cry for disaffected youth, "We're Not Gonna Take It," to help raise awareness for pediatric cancer research and treatment.The result is surprisingly powerful and emotional, and it brings new meaning to the song any parent who grew up in the '80s already knows by heart.Angel and Snider's video has over four million views since it debuted this week.
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Poland's Piotr Malachowski auctions silver medal won in Rio to help pay for a 3-year-old's cancer treatment
Poland's Piotr Malachowski auctions silver medal won in Rio to help pay for a 3-year-old's cancer treatment
SportsCenter reacts to Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski auctioning off his silver medal to pay for the treatment of a 3-year-old boy with eye cancer.(0:53)A Polish discus thrower who put the silver medal he recently won at the Rio Games on auction to pay for the treatment of a 3-year-old boy with eye cancer ended the auction three days early, after the richest couple in Poland bought it.Piotr Malachowski wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday that he prematurely closed the auction because Dominika and Sebastian Kulczyk "declared their willingness to buy my silver medal for an amount which enables us to meet the goal set."The auction for the medal was at roughly $19,000 on Tuesday when it was pulled down.
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