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Cuban Olympic gold medals up for auction Tuesday, 19 January 2021
A pair of Olympic gold medals won by Cuban athletes are up for auction with the price expected to soar in the closing days.
The gold medal awarded to Iván Pedroso when he won the long jump at Sydney 2000 has so far attracted a bid for $13,310 (£9,775/€11,000) and is estimated to sell for at least $20,000 (£14,500/€16,500) in the online sale organised by New Hampshire-based RR Auction.
The other gold medal was won by Cuba’s Leuris Pupo in the men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol at London 2012 and the highest bidder has so far offered $11,000 (£8,000/€9,000).