What did Thailand say about the food poisoning incident at the SEA Games?

An incident occurred with the Thai sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games, when eight of their athletes had to be hospitalized due to food poisoning.

Associate Professor Dr. Sermsak Sumanon, the medical officer at the 33rd SEA Games, is pictured on an ambulance.

On the evening of December 12th, rescue teams in Chonburi received reports of eight cases of food poisoning related to the SEA Games. The patients exhibited symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, dizziness, and some cases of diarrhea.

These eight cases include six men and two women, all of whom are athletes from the Thai national team participating in the 33rd SEA Games. Rescue forces quickly transported all eight to Chonburi Hospital for treatment and to determine the cause of their illness.

As soon as this information was released, host country Thailand received further criticism. For several days, they have been under immense pressure regarding the organization of the event.

There have been numerous complaints about the SEA Games 33 organizers providing nutritionally inadequate and repetitive meals for the athletes. The food poisoning incident within the Thai team itself has only increased the pressure.

By the afternoon of December 13th, Associate Professor Dr. Sermsak Sumanon, head of the Thai medical team at the SEA Games, clarified the issue to a reporter from Khaosod newspaper, affirming that the incident was not related to the food provided by the organizers at the hotel.

Specifically, Mr. Sumanon clarified that the athletes involved in the incident were seven floorball players. They had traveled to Chonburi province and had a boxed lunch the previous day (December 11-12) at a hotel not provided by the SEA Games Organizing Committee. This group of athletes exhibited symptoms of food poisoning before checking into the hotel provided by the organizing committee.

"This meal is served before the athletes enter the official training camp and is not related to the food provided by the organizers."

"Medical staff have confirmed this, and all seven athletes are being treated at Chonburi Hospital under the welfare scheme for national team athletes," Sumanon said.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thai-lan-noi-gi-ve-vu-ngo-doc-thuc-pham-tai-sea-games-20251213155354927.htm