43-year-old athlete died in the Aveiro marathon after cardiorespiratory arrest

The accident happened at kilometer 33. The man was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital, where he died

A 43-year-old athlete who was participating this Sunday in the Aveiro marathon suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest during the race, ending up dying, a source from the Aveiro City Council told Lusa.

According to the source, the incident occurred at kilometer 33, the victim was treated at the scene and transported alive to the hospital where he died.

The athlete was Portuguese, resident in Greater Lisbon, he added.

The winner of the marathon was Moroccan Mohamed Chaaboud, with a time of 02:09:19.290.

The best-ranked Portuguese athlete in this race was Carlos Costa, who reached the finish line in fifth place.

The marathon brought more than 20 thousand people, from 91 different nationalities, to Aveiro.

Organized by Global Sport, promoted by the Municipality of Aveiro and Turismo do Centro de Portugal and with the support of the Municipality of Ílhavo, the race was divided into four distances: the marathon, 42 kilometers, the half-marathon, 21 kilometers, running, 10 kilometers, and the walk, 5 kilometers.