SA's running fraternity is mourning the loss of another Comrades Marathon athlete who died close to the halfway mark on Sunday.
SA’s running fraternity is mourning the loss of another Comrades Marathon athlete, who died close to the halfway mark on Sunday.
CMA race doctor Jeremy Boulter confirmed the deaths of the two runners who got into distress at different points along the route. Boulter said Mthembu had suffered a heart attack while running along the Pinetown stretch of the Comrades route. He was taken to the Westville Hospital, where he passed away.
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