| Title: | Ukrainian boxer sold medal for charity in 2012, not 2022 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32689H3 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 16, 2022 |
| Description: | Social media posts shared in 2022 picture Ukrainian former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko alongside text saying the athlete auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for children in his home country. But the move is not related to the ongoing war with Russia; Klitschko sold his award in 2012, a decade before President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine. |
Ukrainian boxer sold medal for charity in 2012, not 2022
Social media posts shared in 2022 picture Ukrainian former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko alongside text saying the athlete auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for children in his home country. But the move is not related to the ongoing war with Russia; Klitschko sold his award in 2012, a decade before President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine.
