SEOUL: Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper ...
SEOUL: Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper floor of a nightclub collapsed in the southern city of Gwangju early on Saturday , a fire department official said.
South Korean news agency Yonhap said local authorities had confirmed nine foreign athletes were injured - four Americans, two New Zealanders, one Dutch, one Italian and one Brazilian.Advertisement New Zealand men's team captain Matt Small said the floor collapsed on top of people as they were dancing.
The women's water polo tournament wrapped up on Friday with the United States beating Spain in the final and Australia beating Hungary in the bronze medal match."Water Polo Australia can confirm that members of the Australian women's water polo team were celebrating their world championship bronze medal win at an establishment in Gwangju, South Korea last night when part of the balcony collapsed," it said a statement.
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