2023-11-22 20:38:49
Participating in the Olympic Games is a goal for many athletes. Winning a medal there sounds more like a dream. An unforgettable performance by the judokate Gella Vandercaveye managed to achieve. Two times. With silver in 1996 in Atlanta and bronze in 2000 in Sydney. Two precious metals of which the Belgian was dispossessed this Tuesday.
The thieves forced open the trunk of his car to take Vandecaveye’s two medals, kimono and toolbox. “If they have any regrets, they can hand in my two medals anonymously at a police station. I leave them my kimono and my toolbox. I’m less attached to that” the Courtraisian tried to ironize.
“I deserved these medals, I worked hard to get them. They have a lot of sentimental value for me. It’s my Olympic legacy, whereas for the thieves, it doesn’t mean much,” Gella Vandercaveye explained to us again, who hopes to obtain a replica of her two medals.
“I asked the COIB (Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee) to contact the IOC (International Olympic Committee) on this subject but it will not be easy to obtain replies“, sighed the former judoka.
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