runner taking part in Cardiff’s half-marathon died after collapsing at the finish line, it has been confirmed, Run 4 Wales said that it was with “deep regret” they confirmed the death of one of this year’s participants at the Cardiff Half Marathon.
More than 29,000 people took part in the half-marathon that took over the streets of the capital on Sunday morning.
A spokeswoman for Run 4 Wales, who organise the event, said that the runner was immediately attended to by the medical emergency team at the finish line before being taken to University Hospital of Wales, where they later passed away.
A spokesman for Run 4 Wales said: “This is a terrible tragedy and our deepest sympathies go out to the runner’s family. In respect for the participant’s family at this difficult time, no further details will be released.”
There have been three deaths after the event in previous years. Runner Nicholas Beckley, 35, died after collapsing at the finish in 2019 and in 2018, Ben McDonald, 25 from Cardiff, and Dean Fletcher, 32 from Exeter., died after taking part in the race. They both went into cardiac arrest and collapsed after crossing the finishing line within minutes of each other. A coroner’s investigation ruled they had both died from natural causes.
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