The Sauna World Championships ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finallists collapsedand died.

　　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。

　　Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateurwrestlerin his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarreannual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola.

　　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。

　　He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he collapsedalongside reigning champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round.

　　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。

　　The 'sport' calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searingstove, officials and witnesses said.

　　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。

　　Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 horrified spectators.

　　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。