Army regular collapses and dies after half-marathon.
Sun, Aug 26, 2007
AsiaOne
An army regular collapsed and died after he completed the half-marathon in the Singapore Bay Run this morning.
Captain Ho Si Qiu, 25, a platoon commander from Officer Cadet School, crossed the finish line of his 21-km run at about 7 am, and collapsed.
"The on-site medical team attended to Cpt Ho immediately and he was sent to Singapore General Hospital at 7.23am after full resuscitative efforts," said a statement from SAFRA National Service Association and the Army and Singapore Sports Council.
"The ambulance reached the hospital at 7.35am and Cpt Ho was pronounced dead at 8.07am after sustained resuscitation efforts by the SGH doctors. The cause of his death is being investigated."
The regular serviceman was the latest fit and active person to die suddenly in strenueous sports.
At least four others have died this year while running, practising taekwondo or working out in the gym, according to The Straits Times.
The most recent casualty was tennage triathlete Thaddeus Cheong, 17, who collapsed and died after completing a gruelling tirathlon two months ago.
His death prompted the setting up of a Sports Safety Committee last month. It is tasked to review safety measures and recommend a comprehensive safety framework, and has submitted a preliminary report to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
Over 70,000 runners, including Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, took part in the annual event, now into its 16th year.
The Singapore Bay Run, which comprises the Safra Sheares Bridge Run and Army Half-Marathon, also featured a 12-km competitive category for the first time, and a 6km fun run.
Participants, who were flagged off at 5.30 am, ran from Esplanade Drive up the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and continued through Marina Bay, Chinatown and East Coast Park, and finished at the National Day Parade floating platform.
Medical support was provided by 130 army medical personnel deployed along the route, and 16 ambulances, each equipped with a defibrillator, were on standby.
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The captain who passed on was my friend's platoon mate....damn poor thing...i hope he is at peace....
He was from guards is he? RIP.
Fit pple like him die..
Unfit pple like should have died like 10x liao..
Sad leh..
