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| TV presenter Charlie Webster seriously ill after Rio charity cycle ride | TV presenter Charlie Webster seriously ill after Rio charity cycle ride |
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| A television sports presenter is seriously ill in a Brazilian hospital with an infection following a 3,000-mile charity cycle to Rio. | |
| Charlie Webster, 33, who has worked for Sky and ITV, became unwell after watching the Olympic opening ceremony. | Charlie Webster, 33, who has worked for Sky and ITV, became unwell after watching the Olympic opening ceremony. |
| Ms Webster, from Sheffield, was thought to be dehydrated after the gruelling six-week Ride to Rio challenge. | Ms Webster, from Sheffield, was thought to be dehydrated after the gruelling six-week Ride to Rio challenge. |
| However, her condition deteriorated after developing a severe complication from a bacterial infection. | However, her condition deteriorated after developing a severe complication from a bacterial infection. |
| More on this story and others in South Yorkshire | |
| The former Sky Sports News presenter had appeared to be in good health when she arrived in Brazil on 4 August. | |
| But she was admitted to hospital two days later - the day after the Olympics opening ceremony. | But she was admitted to hospital two days later - the day after the Olympics opening ceremony. |
| Having posted many photos and updates on social media throughout the cycle ride, she wrote on Twitter on 9 August: "I'm getting there... awful few days with serious infection #Rio." | Having posted many photos and updates on social media throughout the cycle ride, she wrote on Twitter on 9 August: "I'm getting there... awful few days with serious infection #Rio." |
| A statement on her Twitter feed two days later said her condition had "since been diagnosed as a severe complication caused by a bacterial infection". | |
| It said: "Charlie has updated you all throughout her cycle and we know her silence was causing concern. | It said: "Charlie has updated you all throughout her cycle and we know her silence was causing concern. |
| "Charlie is receiving great care and we will update when we can." | "Charlie is receiving great care and we will update when we can." |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a British woman who is in hospital in Rio." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a British woman who is in hospital in Rio." |
| Ms Webster made headlines in 2014 when she resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed its former player Ched Evans to train after his release from prison, where he had served two-and-a-half years for rape. | Ms Webster made headlines in 2014 when she resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed its former player Ched Evans to train after his release from prison, where he had served two-and-a-half years for rape. |
| Ms Webster told BBC's Newsnight the club had not acknowledged the "extremity of his crime". | Ms Webster told BBC's Newsnight the club had not acknowledged the "extremity of his crime". |
| The Ride to Rio left the UK on 27 June, with Ms Webster and her colleagues cycling 90 miles a day with only one rest day each week before arriving at the Maracana stadium on 4 August. | The Ride to Rio left the UK on 27 June, with Ms Webster and her colleagues cycling 90 miles a day with only one rest day each week before arriving at the Maracana stadium on 4 August. |
| It marked the 10th anniversary of a cycle ride undertaken by charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson before her death. | It marked the 10th anniversary of a cycle ride undertaken by charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson before her death. |
| Mrs Tomlinson was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2000 and died in 2007 after raising almost £2m for charity. | Mrs Tomlinson was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2000 and died in 2007 after raising almost £2m for charity. |
| The Ride to Rio campaign wished Ms Webster a speedy recovery via Twitter, describing her as a "tough lady". | The Ride to Rio campaign wished Ms Webster a speedy recovery via Twitter, describing her as a "tough lady". |