Remembering sports tragedies in 2012 • 12/28/2012, 10:49 AM

Unfortunately, 2012 left some tragic moments in sports, some with outcomes that were less painful than others. Here is a list of the biggest tragedies of the year.

The thrombosis of Miguel Calero: On Nov. 25, the ex-Colombian goalkeeper suffered a thrombosis of the right carotid artery, and at first the doctors showed optimism and emphasized that his life was not in danger.

The thrombosis of Miguel Calero: After Thursday the 29th, things began to worsen. That day he was rushed from Pachuca, the city where he lived, to the Fundación Médica Sur, in the Mexican capital. On Dec. 1,  it was announced he had a depressed neurological condition and he was being sedated before the cerebral edema could increase.

The thrombosis of Miguel Calero: Unfortunately, his brain could not take another thrombosis that he suffered Dec. 3, and he was found brain dead.

Sarah Burke's accident: On Jan. 10,  the Canadian skiier had an accident during training at the Superpipe in Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, Utah. Witnesses report that Burke had completed a trick well, when without warning, she fell on her head. The incident did not appear to be grave. But a little while later, she suffered a heart attack while on the track, making her chances of survival extremely low. She was resuscitated and taken by helicopter to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she was put in an induced coma. Finally, on Jan. 19, she died from her injuries.

Tragedy at Port Said: On Feb. 1, at Port Said Stadium, after the championship final in Egypt between host Al-Masry and visiting Al-Ahly. When the match was finished, with the host team winning 3-1, fans of Al-Masry returned to the pitch to attack the players and fans of Al-Ahly with rocks, bottles and they were threatened with knives. In fact, 74 people were killed and nearly one thousand were injured.

Fabrice Muamba: On March 17, the Congolese midfielder's heart stopped stopped and he collapsed during the first half of an FA Cup quarterfinal match between Bolton and Tottenham at White Hart Lane. After receiving prolonged medical attention, including from a cardiologist who was in attendance, he was transferred to a special unit for coronary care at London Chest Hospital in Bolton. Owen Coyle and Bolton captain Kevin Davies accompanied Muamba in the ambulance. The match was suspended by referee Howard Webb. Fortunately, on April 16, Muamba was released from the hospital.

Alcides Ghiggia's accident: On June 13, the Uruguyan forward (left), who scored the second goal for his country in the World Cup in Brazil in 1950 at the famous Maracanazo, was in a traffic accident that put him on the brink of death, and he was put in an induced coma. He was discharged after being in the hospital for a month.

María de Villota's accident: On July 3, this Spanish driver suffered a grave accident at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire while conducting tests for her team. Her life was at serious risk, but thanks to rapid intervention by emergency services and several sugeries, her condition has gone from critical to severe. there was no clear reason for the accident, which was dismissed on technical grounds. As for the accident itself, the car suddenly accelerated into the back of a team truck, and she ended up losing her right eye.

The avalanche on Mont-Blanc: An avalanche on Mont Maudit, on the French side of Mont-Blanc, on July 12, caused the deaths of at least nine climbers, including two Spaniards, two Germans and two Swiss, and left nine wounded and four missing, according to authorities.

The judge killed by a javelin on the track: On Aug. 27, an athletic judge died after being struck by a javelin at a youth competition in Germany. An experienced referee, Dieter Strack, who was 74 years old, received the impact of the javelin in the neck, and the resulting injury killed him.

Boris Vukevi's accident: On Sept. 28, the German midfielder was in a serious car accident when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a truck. The injuries caused by the accident left him in a coma. On Nov. 16, it was announced that he had awakened from the coma, but the gravity of the situation has not allowed doctors to predict how much time it would take him to recover completely.

The shooting of Héctor 'Macho' Camacho: On Nov. 20, around 7 p.m., the Puerto Rican boxer was shot in the head near a bar in Bayamón, one of the cities that make up metropoloitan San Juan. He was transported to the San Pablo Hospital in Bayamón, where he arrived in critical condition. He received a single bullet wound to the left mandible that fractured his fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae, and it lodged in his right shoulder. On Nov. 24 at 1:30 a.m., he suffered a second heart attack and machines kept him alive afterward. Fially, Camacho's family decided to disconnect his life support.

The murder-suicide of Jovan Belcher: On Dec. 1, the Chiefs linebacker shot his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium, where he shot himself in the head in front of general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel.