TOKYO: Japanese authorities have pledged to investigate a mix-up that saw high school (HS) athletes given hand sanitizer to drink during a race, with one student falling ill after taking a swig.

Competition organizers for a girls' 5,000-meter walking race held last weekend in central Japan's Yamanashi prefecture mistakenly poured the sanitizer into cups and placed them at a drinks station for athletes.

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