​David Popovici gave the gold medal won in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Championships in Budapest to children with cancer.

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David Popovich Medal, transformed into gold bows for children who have overcome cancer

David became an “Ambassador of Hope” for #HopeDoesNotDieCancer (started by MedLife). Popovic’s 200m freestyle gold in Budapest is the first Romanian men’s Olympic swimming world title.

The medal was remelted and will have the shape of more than 100 gold bows, a symbol of the fight against childhood cancer. They will be offered to children who have overcome cancer, David Popovich wants every child to win this battle in the future.

“I have decided to donate the soul medal, which is very important to me, to those who need it more so that hope will last. The truth is that, by far, the most important championship is the championship of life, health preservation.

Children diagnosed with cancer need our support. The talents they have, their ambitions for the future, but above all the courage they have to show in the fight against this disease, make them extraordinary people.

So that there are as many as possible who help these children, I invite all of you to donate some of your time to join the #SperantaNuMoareDeCancer program so that it reaches those who really need it.

Believe me, every one of you is important, every part matters, every child matters, and a normal gesture on your part can mean a great chance of survival for these children” – Davyd Popovych.

David Popovici, two-time European and world champion in the summer of 2022

David Popovici won two gold medals at the European Swimming Championships in Rome in August 2022, our athlete was unstoppable in the 100m freestyle and also in the 200m freestyle.

We will remind you that in June 2022, David Popovich made a double at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, having managed to demonstrate himself at the distances of 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle.

During the entire World Swimming Championships, only one athlete managed to win the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events from the same edition.

It happened 49 years ago, and the person celebrating this feat is called Jim Montgomery (USA – he is now 67 years old). That year, the competition was hosted by Belgrade.