By IANS,
Chennai : An athlete who fainted halfway through his marathon here Sunday was declared dead on arrival at a government hospital, official sources said.
Santosh, 21, a post graduate science student from Krishnagiri, died of exhaustion, police sources said.
Another 24-year-old runner, Rawath, of Vishakhapatnam, was rushed to hospital after fainting due to dehydration and was discharged later, police sources added.
The race was organised by an organisation connected with a charitable institution headed by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi.