Symbolic but noticed. Lithuanian leader Daina Gudzinevičiūtė donated her gold medal from the Sydney 2000 Games to a non-governmental organization, “Strong Together”, engaged since last month in a campaign to help the Ukrainian people. Olympic shooting champion in Sydney 2000, Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, 56, is the current president of the Lithuanian Olympic Committee, but also the vice-president of the EOC, the Association of European Olympic Committees. At the Sydney Games in 2000, she became the first Lithuanian to win a gold medal since the country's independence. “ Sport and the Olympics symbolize world peace and unity, she explained in a press release. We wholeheartedly support the people of Ukraine, their athletes and the entire Olympic community. We contribute to a common effort in every way possible. » Strong Together was created to help the Ukrainian population, particularly the sports and Olympic community.
