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by **lakes10** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:18 am

The annual World Sauna Championships in Finland have ended in tragedy with the death of one of the finalists, the organisers said.

Russian finalist Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish rival Timo Kaukonen were both taken to hospital after collapsing and Mr Ladyzhensky later died.

The event, which has been running since 1999, requires participants to withstand 110C for as long as possible.

Its chief organiser said all the rules of the event had been followed.

The competition was held in Heinola, 138km (86 miles) north of Helsinki.

Organiser Ossi Arvela said in a statement that the organisers were grief stricken at the events.

Mr Arvela said the police were already at the venue and were undertaking an investigation.

He 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."

Mr Kaukonen, who was last year's champion, is being treated in hospital at the city of Lahti.

Still pictures from the event released by news wires showed the pair being treated after having collapsed, apparently suffering burns.

bloody mad

by **lakes10** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:21 am

something like this had happend before i think, they had to sit on a block of ice.

by **Dundalk** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:30 am

It finished in a dead heat

by **lakes10** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:41 am

Dundalk wrote:It finished in a dead heat

lol ..thats not funny

by **dawson99** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:43 am

thats awesome

but seriously, sad day

by **laza** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:08 am

lakes10 wrote:
Dundalk wrote:It finished in a dead heat

lol ..thats not funny

Yes it is

by **neil** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:56 am

I'd have won that comp, no sweat.

by **roberto green** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:29 pm

I remember sitting in a sauna for 30 mins once I had to sit down when I come out as I felt like I was going to faint and it took me a good few hours to recover

by **7_Kewell** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:51 pm

roberto green wrote:I remember sitting in a sauna for 30 mins once I had to sit down when I come out as I felt like I was going to faint and it took me a good few hours to recover

dawson gets that feeling every time he opens his wallet.

by **dawson99** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:58 pm

7_Kewell wrote:
roberto green wrote:I remember sitting in a sauna for 30 mins once I had to sit down when I come out as I felt like I was going to faint and it took me a good few hours to recover

dawson gets that feeling every time he opens his wallet.

Had to sell my wallet

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:19 pm

I was also taken aback ... when I saw the name Vladimir Ladyzhensky included on Dawson's Deadpool list
Me thinks there is skulduggery afoot

by **dawson99** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:28 pm

when I wrote that I wasn't drunk... I was... (ready?)... steaming

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:33 pm

dawson99 wrote:when I wrote that I wasn't drunk... I was... (ready?)... steaming

Come on admit it you thought it was a Rustlers Burger you were cooking ....

by **dawson99** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:42 pm

Ruslters bugers...mmmm, proper sunday roast

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:51 pm

I hate Microwave scran .... nothing tastes right ....it totally nukes the taste out of Hollands pies

and for that matter the odd Russian

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