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Roza Kozakowska Wins F32 Gold Hours After Hospitalization With Championship Record

Event doctors stabilized the 36-year-old, enabling a same-day return to compete in New Delhi.

Overview

  • The Polish club thrower collapsed at 4 a.m. in her Delhi accommodation with severe dehydration, vomiting, and heat stroke, according to championship medical officials.
  • She was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, where clinicians gave fluids and antibiotics before she insisted on discharge around noon.
  • Defying medical advice, she returned to the stadium with support from her national medical team and competed that evening.
  • Kozakowska threw 29.30m to set a championship record and win F32 gold, narrowly missing the 29.36m world record.
  • She credited doctors at the Athlete Medical Centre at JLN Stadium, naming Dr. Irfan, as organizers highlighted readiness measures including a dedicated heat treatment room.