The medals of Ukrainian athletes raised nearly 80 thousand dollars of U.S. Weightlifter Sergiy Yemelyanov, karate fighter Stanislav Horun and football player Danylo Sikan put their own medals on a charity auction. It was announced by the General Staff.
The cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT offered $30 thousand for the "gold" of the Paralympic Games 2020. With the money raised , The Poltava region Paralympian plans to buy military outfit for the Ukrainian army.
The unique "bronze" of karate fighter Stanislav Goruny, won at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, was sold for $ 20.5 thousand. Symbolically, the buyer was a Japanese citizen, so the Olympic medal will be returned to the event organizers. The money will be given to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The gold medal of the World Championship U-20 of the Ukrainian attacker Daniel Sikan of another German division, Hansa (Rostock) was sold for $32 thousand within the frames of a series of charity auctions World Sports For Ukraine. The money will go to help Ukrainian refugees in Rostock, according to the note.