Controversy over the Porto Half-Marathon: 10 Participants End up in Hospital
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Five athletes continue to be hospitalized after several participants collapsed during the mid-marathon of Porto, played on Sunday under temperatures close to 30 degrees. One of the cases maintains a reserved prognosis.
The test, contested under temperatures around 30 degrees, forced medical teams to intervene in various situations. The organization talks about heat shocks and states that many participants would not be properly prepared.
Five participants were assisted in hospitals in Porto due to symptoms associated with heat exposure
Ten participants of the Half Marathon of Porto entered the emergency room of the hospitals of Santo António and São João due to heat strokes. Days later, five remain hospitalized, including three with "reserved prognosis".
At the CM, the hospital in Santo António confirms the hospitalizations that will be associated with the heat.
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