Yang to auction Olympic medal to help Sichuan disaster victims
Posted:2008-8-19|Source:internet|No. of Views:
Beijing - All-around Olympic gymnastics champion Yang Wei will auction off the silver medal he won Monday in the men's rings event and donate the proceeds to help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake disaster.
'I want to auction my silver medal and give the money to Sichuan province to help them so that this medal can fulfill its value,' said the 28-year-old, who finished behind compatriot Chen Yibing.
'The IOC donated money to Sichuan province. At that time, I made up my mind to make my own contribution.'
Over 70,000 Chinese perished in the Sichuan earthquake in May.
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