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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Sydney marathon runners hospitalised after event hit by spring heat

Temperatures hit 32C in parts of Sydney as the marathon took place.
Temperatures hit 32C in parts of Sydney as the marathon took place. Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

More than 25 people have been taken to hospital, with several in a critical condition, after running the Sydney Marathon in unusually warm weather for early spring.

More than 17,000 runners took part in the 42km race, with NSW Ambulance paramedics providing treatment to 40 people.

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