Querétaro, Qro. The Japanese-born runner Shin Fujiyama, who began a challenge consisting of walking 3,000 kilometers from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Honduras to raise funds for the construction of schools in various sectors of the Central American nation such as San Pedro Sula, Villanueva, El Progreso, Santa Bárbara and Choloma, was hospitalized in an emergency in the city of Querétaro.
According to his team, Shin Fujiyama suffered a bacterial infection in the stomach. He was hospitalized 32 days after starting the challenge and covering 956 kilometers.
During his stay in Querétaro, Fujiyama had decided to spend a few days in the state to get to know the region and record content for his blog, but he was admitted to a hospital after vomiting.
His assistants reported that he had been suffering from diarrhea for ten days and that it was when he began vomiting that the runner decided to go to a hospital where he was given
He was diagnosed with a bacterial infection, so he received intravenous fluid and antibiotics.
The runner wanted to restart his activities this Sunday but that will depend on what the doctors determine.
This is not the first time Fujiyama has faced health problems on his journey. At the beginning of the trip, he was hospitalized in Tamaulipas due to severe dehydration caused by the heat, which also forced him to stop temporarily.
Mexican influencer Fernando Miguel Fernández Silva, also known as “Locofer”, joined Shin’s challenge.
The challenge aims to raise funds for the construction of schools in areas of San Pedro Sula, Villanueva, El Progreso, Santa Bárbara and Choloma.
Shin Fujiyama is a Japanese-born philanthropist and blogger with American citizenship. He founded the Student Aid Association for Honduras with his sister to build schools in rural areas of that country.
To raise funds, Shin asks companies and businesses for sponsorship during his tours.
Many companies in the sports and food products sector have agreed to sponsor him, so their brands appear on his blog and in the videos he makes in various parts of the country.
Even employees and business owners wearing T-shirts and caps with their company logos join the race and walk with Shin for parts of the route.
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