Japanese athlete collapses, vomits after sanitiser swig


Japanese authorities pledge to investigate a mix-up that saw high school athletes given hand sanitiser to drink during a race, with one student falling ill after taking a swig. – AFP pic, May 10, 2022.

JAPANESE authorities have pledged to investigate a mix-up that saw high school athletes given hand sanitiser to drink during a race, with one student falling ill after taking a swig.

Competition organisers for a girls’ 5,000m walking race held last weekend in central Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture mistakenly poured the sanitiser into cups and placed them at a drinks station for athletes.


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