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09. 12. 09. - 16:00

Online auction for Nadia Comaneci look-alike, autographed doll

Romanian Times

An online auction of a doll in the likeness of former Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci will be held tomorrow (Thurs) to raise funds for gymnastics clubs throughout the country.

The auction will take place at www.idieta.ro, a media partner of the Nadia Comaneci Foundation, for one day beginning at midnight Romanian time.

The auction will start at a price of 15 Euros, and money earned will be used in social programme "10 for gymnastics", aimed at supporting young athletes in gymnastics clubs all over the country.

Legendary Olympic champion Comaneci said she hoped the auction would raise a lot of money for support of sports in Romania.

"Together, we can work to put Romanian gymnasts back at the top in international competition," Comaneci said.

The doll, made in the exact likeness of Comaneci and autographed by the gymnast, is 57 centimetres tall and dressed in a Romanian national team gymnastics outfit.

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