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| A sporting official in Germany has died after being struck in the throat by a javelin, police said. | A sporting official in Germany has died after being struck in the throat by a javelin, police said. |
| The 74-year-old man was adjudicating at a youth athletics event in the western city of Düsseldorf when the incident happened late on Sunday, said police spokesman Andre Hartwig. | The 74-year-old man was adjudicating at a youth athletics event in the western city of Düsseldorf when the incident happened late on Sunday, said police spokesman Andre Hartwig. |
| He was immediately taken to hospital but died of injuries early on Monday, Hartwig said. The local athletics association for Düsseldorf and Neuss identified the man as Dieter Strack. | He was immediately taken to hospital but died of injuries early on Monday, Hartwig said. The local athletics association for Düsseldorf and Neuss identified the man as Dieter Strack. |
| "The popular and experienced sports judge was the victim of a tragic accident while carrying out his duties on 26 August," the association said on its website. "All of us who were there are horrified and in shock." | "The popular and experienced sports judge was the victim of a tragic accident while carrying out his duties on 26 August," the association said on its website. "All of us who were there are horrified and in shock." |
| Hartwig said the 15-year-old athlete who threw the javelin was receiving psychological counselling. | Hartwig said the 15-year-old athlete who threw the javelin was receiving psychological counselling. |
| Police have opened an investigation into the official's death but initial indications were that it had been an accident, he added. | Police have opened an investigation into the official's death but initial indications were that it had been an accident, he added. |
| The competition in the Rath district of Düsseldorf was called off after the incident. | The competition in the Rath district of Düsseldorf was called off after the incident. |
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