Australian luge representative Hannah Campbell-Pegg has decided to auction her Olympic race suit, worn during her competition runs at the Whistler Sliding Centre during the Vancouver 2010 Games, to raise some money for the family of Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili.

Kumaritashvili was killed in a training accident on February 12, the day of the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Campbell-Pegg has often expressed the view that the international sliding sports community is very small and close-knit, and anything that impacts on one member of the community affects them all.

The 27-year-old Sydneysider was looking for a way to not only honour Kumaritashvili’s memory but also make a small gesture so that his family knew that he had had a positive impact on others and will be missed.

Campbell-Pegg also believes that keeping her friend’s memory alive is an acknowledgement that he achieved his Olympic dream, while also spreading a small part of the Olympic Spirit to others.

The suit has been signed by Campbell-Pegg and will be professionally framed with photographs of her in the suit during competition at Vancouver 2010.

The Australian Olympic Committee has approved the auction on the condition that the suit cannot be used commercially by the successful bidder and cannot be passed on to a third party for further donations or commercial use.

To bid for Hannah Campbell-Pegg’s signed 2010 Olympic Luge Race Suit, go to eBay.com.au and search Hannah Campbell-Pegg or the item under the Memorabilia section or go directly to from here>>>

The auction closes at midnight on Monday March 1.