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| Mexico athlete Noe Hernandez dies weeks after being shot | Mexico athlete Noe Hernandez dies weeks after being shot |
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| A Mexican athlete who won the 20km walk silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics has died two weeks after being shot in the head in a bar. | A Mexican athlete who won the 20km walk silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics has died two weeks after being shot in the head in a bar. |
| Noe Hernandez, who lost his left eye in the attack, was recovering at home when he suffered an apparent heart attack and died on the way to hospital. | Noe Hernandez, who lost his left eye in the attack, was recovering at home when he suffered an apparent heart attack and died on the way to hospital. |
| The 34-year-old athlete was in a bar in central Mexico on 30 December when a row broke out at a nearby table. | The 34-year-old athlete was in a bar in central Mexico on 30 December when a row broke out at a nearby table. |
| A man opened fire, killing two people and wounding Hernandez and another man. | A man opened fire, killing two people and wounding Hernandez and another man. |
| Mexican police are looking for three men in connection with the shooting, which happened in the town of Los Reyes La Paz. | Mexican police are looking for three men in connection with the shooting, which happened in the town of Los Reyes La Paz. |
| Hernandez, who lost one eye and suffered major sight loss in the other, underwent cranial reconstruction surgery. | Hernandez, who lost one eye and suffered major sight loss in the other, underwent cranial reconstruction surgery. |
| Doctors had discharged the athlete, who had been due to return to hospital for another operation. | Doctors had discharged the athlete, who had been due to return to hospital for another operation. |
| Officials say a post mortem examination will be conducted to determine if his death was linked to his gunshot injuries. | Officials say a post mortem examination will be conducted to determine if his death was linked to his gunshot injuries. |
| Noe Hernandez became a household name in Mexico after winning his silver medal in Sydney. |