Shanghai half-marathon runner collapses and dies within sight of the finishing line
Man was third person to die in Chinese long-distance event in space of a month
A man collapsed and died near the finish line at a half-marathon in Shanghai over the weekend – the third such death in mainland China over the past month.
The runner, 30, fell over and passed out after nearly completing the 21-kilometre race on Sunday morning, the first of its kind organised by authorities in Shanghai’s Changning district, eastday.com reported on Monday.
The man, who has not yet been named, was one of 4,800 runners who set off from Zhongshan Park.
He collapsed just 120 metres from the finish line near Yan’an Middle School.
Emergency treatment from medical staff failed to resuscitate the man, who weighed 90 kilograms and was known to have suffered from high blood pressure and other health problems.
