According to AsiaOne News:

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, collapsed at the end of of his 21-km run at about 7 am.

“The on-site medical team http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifattended 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 organisers extended their deepest condolences to Cpt Ho’s family, who has been informed.

Some 60,000 runners took part in the annual event, 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.

Singapore seems to have lot’s of cases where they run to their death….I wonder why. Do you think there is not enough safety precaution? Lack of Preparation? Too Garang to stop and rest? A virus? A pattern? There had been individuals in Singapore that jog to their death like every few months…so what is the mystery behind these cases? Was it stress?

It could be a combination of all these but who knows? For those joggers or runners, please do your best safety precaution and don’t be too garang ok? Life is too precious to just show that you can be faster then everyone else…what’s the point when you reach the destination first when you reach someplace not on this Earth?

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