Reuters: Sports News: Official dies after being hit by javelin

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Official dies after being hit by javelin Aug 27th 2012, 18:25 Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:25pm EDT (Reuters) - An athletics official has died after being struck by a javelin during a youth meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, the BBC reported on Monday. Dieter Strack, 74, was hit in the throat by the javelin as he went to measure a throw on Sunday. He was taken to hospital and died from his injuries on Monday. The website of the local athletics federation described Strack as a "much-loved and experienced" sports judge. "All of us who were there are horrified and in shock... We will always remember Dieter Strack," the federation said in a statement.

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