Bulgarian Tennis Star's Racket Auctioned Off at Cancer Fundraiser

Society | January 28, 2011, Friday // 16:44
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Tennis Star's Racket Auctioned Off at Cancer Fundraiser Businessman Maxim Behar (left) bought the "legendary" racket of Bulgarian young tennis star Grigov Dimitrov at a charity auction in Sofia. Photo by M3 Communications Group, Inc

Bulgarian young tennis star Grigor Dimitrov's "legendary" racket from his match against world's No. 1 Rafael Nadal was bought by Bulgarian businessman Maxim Behar at a cancer fundraiser in Sofia.

The match between Grigor Dimitrov (aka Grisho) and Nadal took place on February 12, 2009, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and even though Grisho lost he managed to grab one set from Nadal. The racket goes together with an autograph by the young tennis star.  

Behar, who is the CEO of the largest Bulgarian PR company M3 Communications Group, Inc., has managed to grab Dimitrov's racket at a charity auction during the third Big Charity Ball of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum.

During the event Behar received the special prize of the Bulgarian foundation "I Want a Baby" as the person who donated the largest sum during the charity auction.

A total of BGN 15 000 were raised at the event; the funds will be donated to the "I Want a Baby" Foundation and the National Oncology Hospital in Sofia to fund the treatment of couples with reproductive problems, and to provide free screening for breast cancer.

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Tags: National Oncology Hospital, auction, charity ball, Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum, BBLF, I Want a Baby Foundation, cancer screening, M3 Communications Group, Maxim Behar, tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, fundraiser

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