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The emergency protocols designed to protect athletes when thunderstorms threaten sporting events have come under renewed scrutiny after two Denbigh High School footballers were affected by lightning on Tuesday, the fourth such incident in Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) football since 2019.
Lashawn Barnaby and Omarion Wright were affected during Denbigh’s daCosta Cup quarter-final match against Cornwall College in Montego Bay, St James. Both were taken to the Cornwall Regional Hospital and released on Tuesday night after undergoing multiple medical tests.
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Similar incidents occurred twice in 2019 and once in 2023.
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