A man met his end after taking part in a vodka drinking competition organized by a local supermarket called Saveliy in Russia.
The competition took place in Volgodonsk in south-western Russia’s Rostov Oblast region.
The contest which was titled ‘Who Can Drink More Vodka’ had five participants rushed to medical centre, and one dying from consuming too much alcohol.
However, the Police have started a criminal case against the supermarket for causing death by negligence as well as violating an advertising law which prohibits any action that stimulates the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
40 men took part in the vodka drinking competition which saw them drink vodka put in buckets.
Salami and bread were offered by the shop to line the stomachs of the men, with the winner promised 10 bottles of vodka as a prize.
Just minute after the competition, Doctors arrived and diagnosed six participants with severe intoxication after they started feeling unwell. But a man died later.
“He managed to drink about three litres of vodka, which most likely wouldn’t have ended in death if it was a normal person.” Doctor Mikhail Kravchenko said.
There are rumours that the organisers of the event will escape punishment because participants joined in on a voluntary basis.
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