"A scandal"
Cardiac arrest! Two dead at triathlon world championships
Death drama at the Triathlon Sprint World Championships in Torremolinos, Spain: According to the world federation, two participants aged 57 and 79 died on Thursday.
The two athletes were competing in their respective age categories over 750 meters of swimming, 20 kilometers of cycling and five kilometers of running. According to the regional newspaper "Malaga Hoy", which referred to the police, the two participants had suffered cardiac arrest.
Criticism of rescue workers
The newspaper quoted eyewitnesses who criticized the rescue workers. The 57-year-old Briton had to wait an unusually long time for help. It was "a scandal", one woman complained to the paper.
The World Championships, which run until Sunday, will continue as planned despite the two deaths.
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