An 18-year-old Australian woman died while cutting weight for an amateur Muay Thai fight, according to multiple reports.
According to 9News, just one day before the fight was scheduled to take place, Jessica Lindsay collapsed from severe dehydration while she was running. Sporting News reported that she died four days later in a Perth hospital.
Leading up to her collapse, Lindsay had been cutting weight so she would be eligible to compete in the amateur fight, which had a weigh-in at 64 kilograms (which is approximately 141 lbs), the 9News report said.
While the Combat Sports Commission has said that weight-cutting is not covered in its legislation,...
According to 9News, just one day before the fight was scheduled to take place, Jessica Lindsay collapsed from severe dehydration while she was running. Sporting News reported that she died four days later in a Perth hospital.
Leading up to her collapse, Lindsay had been cutting weight so she would be eligible to compete in the amateur fight, which had a weigh-in at 64 kilograms (which is approximately 141 lbs), the 9News report said.
While the Combat Sports Commission has said that weight-cutting is not covered in its legislation,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
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