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Two American runners injured in Pamplona

First Encierro of Sanfermines

USPA NEWS - Two American runners were injured on Sunday by bull horn in the first Encierro of Pamplona. F.S.O. from Kentucky, 23, was injured in Estafeta street and J.A.O. from California, 46, was wounded in the bullring. Both of them are in the Hospital de Navarra. Other three Spanish runners were injured.
In the first Encierro bull were run from the ranch Puerto de San Lorenzo from Salamanca. Brave but fearful bulls that ran wrapped by the meek, together to the Estafeta street. At the entrance to the bullring, one of the bulls was delayed and caused situations of great danger. There was caught F.S.O. from Kentucky. He is the several injured. The other American runner, J.A.O. from California was caught on the bullring. Also was injured by bull horn V.C.A. from La Rioja, 40, and the Spanish runners J.G.O. from San Sebastian, 18, and A.G.B. from Barcelona, 23. In the afternoon, the bulls of this Encierro will be fought by the bullfighter Emilio de Justo, Alberto Lopez Simon and Gines Marin.
The wounded in this first Encierro of the Sanfermines exceed the total number of wounded in the Sanfermines 0f 2018. This Monday, the bull are from the ranch of Cebada Gago, one of the better ranch in Spain. Dangerous bull, respected by the runners and that in previous years caused wounded in the Encierro.
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