Marathon runner running short of money sells medals

In an old style two-bedroom apartment house her family share the rent with a girl in Beijing's suburban district of Tongzhou, former long-distance running champion Ai Dongmei displayed all her medals to visiting journalists from CCTV - not for recalling her glittering career life, but to advertise the medals for sale.

"I have no choice but to turn to my medals," said the former marathon champion of China's Huo Che Tou sports association. "I have spent all my money on the lawsuit."

Now the former runner is running short of money after suing her former coach Wang Dexian(the upper man) for embezzling her wages and bonuses last year. The court heard the case twice without pronouncing judgment.

How much are the medals, then?

1,000 yuan for a gold and a bronze costs 100 yuan.

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