27 h. ago Italian orienteering athlete dies after collapsing at World Games in China

The 29-year-old was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men's middle-distance competition

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30 h. ago Athlete Mattia Debertolis dies after collapsing at World Games

Italian athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during an orienteering event during the World Games in China last week after being found unconscious

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32 h. ago Athlete dies after collapsing while competing at the World Games in China

Debertolis, 29, was found unconscious during an orienteering event on August 8 and died four days later.

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37 h. ago Death of Prince William's businessman pal who 'collapsed after swallowing a bee' sparks a £3billion inheritance row

Sunjay Kapur, 53, collapsed in front of horrified teammates during the game at Guards Polo Club in Windsor.

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3 d. ago Second boxer dies from same Tokyo event as both athletes suffered brain injuries

The horrific double tragedy lead the Japan Boxing Commission to change the number of rounds in title fights under the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)

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3 w. ago Athlete dies after competing in gruelling British Ironman event

Ironman Wales said the athlete received immediate medical care during the swim section of the Swansea race on Sunday 13 July, and died after four days in hospital

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3 w. ago Tragedy at Ironman race: Athlete dies after 'getting into difficulty' while competing in Swansea event

The unidentified person had been competing in the Swansea Ironman 70.3 race in South Wales on Sunday when safety officials noticed them struggling in the water.

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4 w. ago Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114

Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathonThe runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India. Continue reading...

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