Berlin: A sports official in Germany has died after being struck in the throat by a javelin, police said on Monday.
The 74-year-old man was adjudicating at a youth athletics event in the western city of Duesseldorf when the incident happened late Sunday, said police spokesman Andre Hartwig.
He was immediately taken to hospital but died of injuries early Monday, Hartwig said.
The local athletics association for Duesseldorf and Neuss identified the man as Dieter Strack....
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New Delhi: Today's doodle is the 11th London Olympics doodle posted by Google on its homepage during the ongoing London 2012 Olympics. Here are the top 10 interesting facts about the London 2012 Javelin doodle and Javelin Throw events: 1. Dedicated to Javelin Throw, the doodle features a male javelin thrower taking the throwing position in a stadium. The term "Google" is written in a slapdash manner, with the second...
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