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| Celebrated matador dies after being gored in bullfight | |
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| A famous Spanish matador has died after being gored by a bull in the ring. | A famous Spanish matador has died after being gored by a bull in the ring. |
| Ivan Fandiño tripped on his cape during a routine at the Corrida des Fetes in southwestern Aire-sur-l’Adour in France. | Ivan Fandiño tripped on his cape during a routine at the Corrida des Fetes in southwestern Aire-sur-l’Adour in France. |
| After he fell, the Baltasar Iban bull – bred especially for such fights – rushed in and impaled his chest with its horn. The animal also suffered wounds in the ring. | After he fell, the Baltasar Iban bull – bred especially for such fights – rushed in and impaled his chest with its horn. The animal also suffered wounds in the ring. |
| The 36-year-old, originally from Orduña in the Basque Country, had been a professional matador for 12 years, and won a number of awards. | The 36-year-old, originally from Orduña in the Basque Country, had been a professional matador for 12 years, and won a number of awards. |
| He was rushed out of the arena and although a doctor performed an emergency procedure in the bullring’s surgery, he was pronounced dead upon arriving at hospital. | He was rushed out of the arena and although a doctor performed an emergency procedure in the bullring’s surgery, he was pronounced dead upon arriving at hospital. |
| Juan del Alamo, the matador who killed the bull which gored Mr Fandiño, told cameras at the scene: “I have no words; I can’t believe it. | Juan del Alamo, the matador who killed the bull which gored Mr Fandiño, told cameras at the scene: “I have no words; I can’t believe it. |
| “He was in a lot of pain from the goring, but nobody expected it to end up like this. None of us understand how it could have happened; it was all so fast. The bull knocked him down with its hindquarters and he fell face down.” | “He was in a lot of pain from the goring, but nobody expected it to end up like this. None of us understand how it could have happened; it was all so fast. The bull knocked him down with its hindquarters and he fell face down.” |
| Last year matador Victor Barrio died after being fatally wounded in the ring, prompting reactions across animal rights supporters. | Last year matador Victor Barrio died after being fatally wounded in the ring, prompting reactions across animal rights supporters. |
| The controversial contest requires humans to publicly subdue – either by maiming or killing – a bull. | The controversial contest requires humans to publicly subdue – either by maiming or killing – a bull. |