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Six Hospitalized in Opening Bull Run as Sanfermines Begins in Pamplona

Organizers set up nine medical stations with 16 ambulances alongside safety measures on the 848.6-meter course ahead of a female rejoneadora’s afternoon debut

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Overview

  • Six runners were trampled and rushed to hospital during Monday’s first encierro through Pamplona’s historic streets
  • Navarrese health authorities staffed nine medical stations with over 100 professionals and positioned 16 ambulances along the route
  • Race organizers erected the course with 900 posts, 2,700 planks, 2,500 wedges and eight gates and applied non-slip treatment to key sections
  • Daily morning runs at 8 a.m. will continue through July 14, drawing an average of 2,500 participants in traditional white and red attire
  • This afternoon’s bullfight will feature French rejoneadora Lea Vicens as the first woman to ride in Pamplona’s ring