Eight athletes of Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta Women’s Basketball Team competing in the Erciyes Cup hosted by Kayseri Basketball, one of the Herbalife Nutrition Women’s Basketball League teams, were poisoned by the food they ate. The athletes were treated and discharged.
Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta Women’s Basketball Team came to Kayseri 2 days ago to compete in the Erciyes Cup. Facing Bellona Kayseri Basketball yesterday, Beşiktaş won the match with a score of 73-69. Some of the basketball players from Beşiktaş were poisoned by the food they ate after the match. While 5 of the athletes were hospitalized yesterday, 3 of them were treated in the hospital today. Athletes whose treatments were completed in the hospital were discharged.
In the written statement made by the Erciyes Cup Organization Committee on the subject, “We have learned that Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta Women’s Basketball Team players will not be able to play the BOTAŞ Spor match, which will be played at 16.00 today, due to the food poisoning problem experienced. We wish them a speedy recovery. Our tournament will be played at 18:15 in Bellona Kayseri. – ÇBK will continue with Yenişehir Bld. match. The statement about tomorrow’s program will be made later.
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