/ 18 September 1999

GAMES WRESTLER TEMPORARILY BLINDED

EGYPTIAN wrestler Ahmed Ssaber temporarily lost his sight in competition Wednesday at the 7th All Africa Games. Ssaber was about 10 minutes into his wrestling match against Mpia Isaac of Cameroon in the 85-97 kilogram category when he began screaming that he couldn’t see. Ssaber then apparently collapsed when doctors rushed towards him. But Ssaber later regained his sight. Doctors speculate that he was dehydrated and exhaustion, causinghte blackout. He is recovering at a Johannesburg hospital and is expected to be released on Thursday.