爱思英语编者按：本是趣味比赛，结果惨丢性命！上周末，第12届桑拿(Sauna)世界锦标赛以一场悲剧结束，角逐冠军的两名选手双双昏迷倒地，其中来自俄罗斯的选手经抢救无效死亡。这个饱受争议的趣味极限比赛终于在“搏命”了12年后“寿终正寝”。 

上周末“世界桑拿锦标赛”以悲剧形式收场，在这场只有两名选手的比赛中，一名选手猝然倒地、不治身亡。
The Sauna World Championships ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finallists collapsed and died.

这项一年一度的趣味赛事在芬兰南部的贺诺拉镇举行，来自俄罗斯的业余摔跤爱好者选手拉迪任斯基已年逾60岁，他在比赛中被严重灼伤。

Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola.

上周六，决赛仅仅进行了约6分钟，拉迪任斯基便同来自芬兰的卫冕冠军蒂莫•考科宁双双倒在地板上。当天晚些时候他被宣布死亡。
He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he collapsed alongside reigning champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round.

比赛工作人员及目击者表示，该赛事规定，伴随着不断在桑拿炉上淋水，选手要在温度高达110摄氏度的桑拿室中静坐。
The 'sport' calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said.

在近千名惊骇的观众面前，医护人员将两名选手抬出桑拿浴室。
Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 horrified spectators.

挪威《Dagbladet》日报摄影师Hakon Eikesdal表示，两名选手由于严重灼伤，身体不停颤抖且流血不止。
Both were shaking and bleeding from what appeared to be severe burns, said Hakon Eikesdal, a photographer with the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.

赛事发言人Ossi Arvela表示，上周日，40岁的考科宁已住院接受治疗，目前情况稳定。
Kaukonen, about 40, was hospitalised in stable condition Sunday, contest spokesman Ossi Arvela said.

Arvela说，本届比赛吸引了来自15个国家的130多名选手参与。而这项始创于1999年的比赛也将永远地告别历史的舞台。
The event, which had over 130 participants from 15 countries, had been held since 1999. It will never be held again, Arvela said.

该项比赛中，工作人员每隔30秒便会在桑拿炉上喷洒一品脱（合0.5升）的水，而能在桑拿室中坚持到最后的人便是冠军。
A pint of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain at the sauna is the winner.

Arvela表示比赛的奖励仅仅是“一些小的物品”，但他拒绝透露细节。 There was no prize other than 'some small things' Arvela said. He declined to provide details.

Arvela表示卫冕冠军考科宁尽管身体不适，但他本人拒绝离开桑拿室。 Arvela said Kaukonen - the defending world champion - had refused to leave the sauna despite getting sick.

桑拿浴在芬兰曾经十分流行；在这个只有500万人口的国度里，估计有160万个桑拿浴室。
Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million.

桑拿浴室的温度通常保持在70-80℃之间。
Temperatures are normally kept around 158 to 176 degrees (70-80 degrees Celsius).

Arvela说：“我知道对于那些生活在芬兰境外、不熟悉桑拿浴习惯的人来说，很难理解这种情况。”
'I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit,' Arvela said.

“桑拿浴室温度达到110℃，这并不罕见。很多选手赛前曾体验过温度更高的桑拿浴。”
'It is not so unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that.'

Arvela表示周六的比赛完全是按照规则进行，温度及时间同前几年的比赛并无差别。
Arvela said all rules in Saturday's competition were followed and the temperatures and times were similar to those in previous years.

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amateur 业余的, 非职业的
 
bizarre 怪诞的
 
collapse (身体等)垮掉；病倒
 
searing 灼热的，炽热的
 
wrestler 摔跤选手