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Two Gored as San Fermín Bull Runs End With 57 Injured

The large number of novice international runners and the course's narrow, fast streets heighten recurring safety risks for participants.

Overview

  • The eight-day festival concluded with the eighth run on Tuesday, when ten men were hurt and two were gored and taken to local hospitals.
  • Navarre regional officials reported a season total of 57 injured runners, including four gorings overall and several who needed hospital treatment for fractures and bruises.
  • Runners say the course, about 848–875 metres long, is completed in roughly two minutes and 25 seconds, and its tight turns and cobbled streets make falls and collisions common.
  • Emergency teams and volunteer medics provided on-route care and hospitals treated both local and foreign runners, five of whom were foreigners including a German who was gored in the arm.
  • The festival remains a major cultural event—boosted this year by the Hemingway centenary—and its afternoon bullfights, which result in the bulls' deaths, continue to shape debate about the event's risks.