Silver medal of Belarus Olympian in exile fetches $21,000 at auction

A silver medal won in a past international competition by Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian athlete who went into self-exile in Poland, has been sold for $21,000 in an internet auction, a group supporting her efforts revealed Friday.According to Russia's RIA news agency, a U.S. buyer put in the winning bid. Tsimanouskaya told the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation that she did not expect her medal to fetch such a high price.She also reiterated her plan to the group that she will use the auction's proceeds to assist Belarusian athletes, the news agency said.After being pulled from …READ FULL ARTICLE