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A Russian finalist at the annual Sauna World Championships in Finland has died, organisers said.
Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish rival Timo Kaukonen were both taken to hospital after collapsing and Mr Ladyzhensky later died.
Both middle-aged men were seen to have suffered severe burns and were given first aid after they collapsed, Finnish news agency STT said.
Mr Kaukonen was last year's winner, while Mr Ladyzhensky finished in third place in 2009.
Competition spokesman Ossi Arvela said the annual contest had been suspended and police were investigating yesterday's incident in the southern town of Heinola.
The circumstances of the death were not immediately known.
Mr Arvela said: 'All the rules were followed and there was enough first aid personnel. All the competitors needed to sign in to the competition with a doctor's certificate.
He added that the organisers were grief-stricken at the tragic turn of events.
The competition, which has been running since 1999, requires participants to withstand temperatures of 110c for as long as possible.
A pint of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain in the sauna is the winner.
Yesterday's contest saw more than 130 participants compete from 15 countries.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]In 1999 the male champion sweated it out for 20 minutes and 22 seconds. In 2007 a Japanese contestant lasted for five minutes and 41 seconds.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The same year an American journalist managed three minutes 10 seconds.[/FONT]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...ors-sweat-10th-Sauna-World-Championships.html
Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish rival Timo Kaukonen were both taken to hospital after collapsing and Mr Ladyzhensky later died.
Both middle-aged men were seen to have suffered severe burns and were given first aid after they collapsed, Finnish news agency STT said.
Mr Kaukonen was last year's winner, while Mr Ladyzhensky finished in third place in 2009.
Competition spokesman Ossi Arvela said the annual contest had been suspended and police were investigating yesterday's incident in the southern town of Heinola.
The circumstances of the death were not immediately known.
Mr Arvela said: 'All the rules were followed and there was enough first aid personnel. All the competitors needed to sign in to the competition with a doctor's certificate.
He added that the organisers were grief-stricken at the tragic turn of events.
The competition, which has been running since 1999, requires participants to withstand temperatures of 110c for as long as possible.
A pint of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain in the sauna is the winner.
Yesterday's contest saw more than 130 participants compete from 15 countries.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]In 1999 the male champion sweated it out for 20 minutes and 22 seconds. In 2007 a Japanese contestant lasted for five minutes and 41 seconds.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The same year an American journalist managed three minutes 10 seconds.[/FONT]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...ors-sweat-10th-Sauna-World-Championships.html
