He fainted after having sudden shortness of breath near the 10 km mark
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/04
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A runner participating in a marathon event on Taiwan’s Hehuanshan died Saturday after fainting half way through the run, according to a Central News Agency report on Saturday.
The organizer of the event told reporters it has an insurance policy where the insured amount is NT$5 million for each participant, and the organizer will help family of the deceased take care of the funeral, the report said.
The 2018 Hehuanshan Marathon was divided into the three groups of the 44 km, 21 km, and 10 km.
The organizer said the runner surnamed Hsiao (萧) participated in the semi marathon event. He fainted after experiencing sudden shortness of breath near the 10K mark.
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