Fatal accident overshadows the World Swimming Championships

Some World Cup starters were also affected by the accident in the early hours of the morning, in which a balcony collapsed and two people died. Apparently no one was seriously injured. The world association FINA initially only confirmed on Saturday that “some” athletes were there, without going into any specific details.

Song Gi-ju of the Gwangju police confirmed the two deaths, but they were "not related to the swimming competitions." The injured include an American diver and an American water polo player, Song said. The World Cup organizing committee announced that eight athletes were treated for minor injuries and then returned to the athletes' village. Another World Cup starter needs stitches on Saturday.

370 people in the nightclub "This is a terrible tragedy," said Christopher Ramsey, head of the US water polo team: "Players from our men's and women's teams were celebrating the women's World Cup title when the collapse happened." But Ramsey emphasized that all US Water polo players are “safe”.

According to media reports, the accident occurred around 2.40:370 a.m. Around 20 people are said to have been in the nightclub during the accident, of which an estimated XNUMX were foreigners.

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Fatal accident overshadows the World Swimming Championships

An accident at a nightclub near the athletes' village shocked the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju on Saturday.

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