My deep condelensces to M Santosh ……insipte of missing the nutrition instruction …
http://www.margchennaimarathon.com/training-nutrition.htm
The Chennai Marathon met with a tragic end on Sunday as a student of the Anna University died after collapsing at the finishing point here.
A stampede like situation emerged right from the word go as thousands of people thronged the place. The start would have been worse but for a few police personnel on duty who rescued some participants who fell down at the starting point due to the burgeoning crowd.
The MARG Marathon proved to be deadly for the 22 year-old M Santosh, who belonged to Krishnagiri, when he collapsed after finishing the half marathon covering a distance of 21.09 km. He was declared dead by doctors at the Government General Hospital when he was rushed there after being administered first aid, police said adding he died of cardiac arrest.
Meanwhile, Santhosh Kumar (UP) won the first prize of Rs 10 lakh in the men’s half marathon and Surendra Singh (UP) and Sandeep (Uttaranchal) were the first and second runners-up, netting cash awards of Rs five lakh and Rs three lakh, respectively.
Netting an equal amount were Preeja Sridharan, Preeti Rao and Kavita, winners in the women’s category. The event had a total of Rs 70 lakh as prize money and was sponsored by realty major MARG Ltd.
