This case has stirred a debate on social media with many netizens questioning the lack awareness around marathon running.
A 20-year-old student from Tamil Nadu died due to a cardiac arrest after running in a 10-kilometre marathon in Madurai. Dinesh Kumar, who hailed from Kallakurichi district, fell unconscious an hour after the Uthiram 2023 blood donation marathon on Sunday, and died of sudden cardiac arrest two hours later in hospital.
