The Finnish Adult Sports Association announced the sad news.
In Bucharest, on Sunday, there was a competition in the World Championship of marathon running for adult athletes. In the competitions organized by World Masters Athletics, the age groups are from 35 years old and up.
The Finnish Adult Sports Association announced on Facebook about the sad news:
– Among the good news of the World Cup Marathon in Bucharest, we get very sad information along the route. A Finnish man who ran in the 75-year-old series has died on the way. Strength to the relatives when they get information about this in time. The name of the person is known, but it will not be revealed in this news. Sad!
In the men’s 70-year-old series, the gold medal was celebrated Eki Laitila and pinkoi became the champion in the women’s 60-year-old series Riitta Ristikangas. Finland won team gold in the 60-year-old category.