Runner, 56, dies while taking part in 10km event in Kota Kinabalu


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 28 Apr 2019

Medical personnel attending to the victim after he collapsed during the run.

KOTA KINABALU: A man who collapsed during a 10km race in the Borneo International Marathon (BIM) here on Sunday (April 28), was declared dead on arrival at Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2.

Bitah Sabenting, 56, fainted as he neared the finish line at the Likas Stadium at about 7.45am.

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