Everyone deserves a pat on the back for this one.

Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk pulled down a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo games this year. That's a lifetime accomplishment for any athlete, and nobody could blame Andrejczyk for framing the medal over her fireplace for the rest of her life.

Well, she didn't do that; instead, she opted to auction the priceless award off to save the life of a little boy who needed heart surgery.

In Polish, Andrejczyk revealed that the boy in question "has a serious heart defect, he needs an operation" and that "it is for him that I am auctioning off my Olympic silver medal."

The athlete solicited auctions privately; in a subsequent post, she revealed that Polish supermarket chain Żabka was the winning bidder. In a beautiful twist, Żabka revealed that "the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Ms. Maria" because she "showed how great she is."

In recent years there's been a lot of fair criticism of "everybody gets a medal" culture. Yet in this case, everyone did get a medal—and they all deserved it.

Well done, folks.

—

P.S. - Now enjoy our latest video: This Isn't a Presidency ... It's a Clown-Show 👇