[Sport] Karate Olympic medalist fighting Russian war sells medal to help Ukraine

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The war in Ukraine leads to impressive gestures made by athletes. Stanislav Haruna (33 years old) is one of them.
Stanislav Haruna, an Olympic karate medalist, sold his medal to help Ukraine
The Ukrainian, who has been fighting on the front line for more than a month, has put his medal won at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games up for auction, to help the Ukrainian army in this way as well.

He raised 20,500 euros, some of which went to refugee aid organizations.

"I had different emotions. It's a little sad, because I won't have the medal anymore, this is every athlete's dream. But in the end, it's just a piece of metal.

Now there are other priorities, my country is more important than a medal ", said Stanislav Horuna.
Stanislav Haruna's gesture is special if we consider that his bronze medal, which he won at the Olympic Games, is a rare one, because the sport he practiced was introduced among the Olympic disciplines even in 2020, the year in which the Ukrainian got the performance.
Stanislav Haruna fights in Lvov
Haruna lives in Lvov, and has been on various missions since joining the army.

"Yesterday I patrolled all day and all night. I am recovering now, and tomorrow I will patrol again. My city is relatively safe, but I learned from refugees about what happened in the east of the country.

I'm a volunteer and I'm trying to help. If the invaders arrive, I will have to fight them and kill them, "Haruna said.

Since February 24, when Vladimir Putin launched the invasion, the Ukrainian army has been withstood the Russian soldiers, who are 10-11 times more, in terms of military personnel.

"The whole planet has united against a demon, everyone sees the truth and what is happening in our country. They have come to kill and destroy everything. The earth is burned. What do they want from us?

They kill, rape, destroy and kill, that's all. Nazis in Ukraine? Like Marvel heroes, they don't exist, it's all in their imagination.

The Russians have been told for years that there are Nazis in Ukraine, but they have never verified this information, they are blind. If the president says something to them, they believe everything, nothing can change their beliefs, "Stanislav Haruna said.