(Reuters) - Olga Korbut, the gymnastics darling of the 1972 Munich Olympics who has apparently fallen on hard times, has sold off her Games medals and other trophies through a U.S. auction house. The top item was her team gold medal, which brought $66,000 for the 61-year-old Korbut, a native Belarusian who moved to the United States in 1991. "Medals saved Korbut from hunger," said the Gazeta.ru headline, the BBC reported. Four years later Korbut, who triggered an explosion of interest in gymnastics, added another gold and a silver at the Montreal Olympics. Sale items included one of her performance leotards, her 1972 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and various Soviet medals.

Source: The Star February 28, 2017 00:22 UTC