A Russian runner died on Monday after running the famous Europe-Asia marathon in the city of Yekaterinburg the day before.capital of the Urals located between two continents, according to local media reports.
“Unfortunately, this is the sad truth. He felt bad, his body temperature rose to 41 degrees, which is not surprising considering the heat and physical load. He fell into a coma and died this morning at 8 am,” a colleague of the runner told the local press.
the corridor, Ilias Malenkov, who worked for the Russian Railways state corporation, felt unwell when he reached 8.5 kilometers out of ten aiming to run with a temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius.
According to the organization, Malenkov, an experienced runner, was in stable condition when he was taken to hospital by ambulance.
“It clocked a time of 5 minutes and 44 seconds per kilometer. I mean, that’s a hobbyist brand.“, says Andréi Utkin, race director.
He added that he received a receipt on August 2 certifying that he is healthy enough to participate in the famous marathon, which also includes distances of 21.1 and 42.2 kilometers, as well as 800 meters and three kilometers.
“All participants receive a safe conduct to run only after presenting a medical certificate. The doctors deemed him healthy and able to participate in the marathon,” said Utkin.
The friends of the deceased decided to raise money to pay for the funeral and help the widow and their four-year-old son together.
According to the press, five other runners had to be hospitalized and 40 were treated by medical services out of a total of over five thousand participants.
Source: La Verdad
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