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College runner dies after cardiac arrest during race

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Over the weekend, a college cross-country meet was the scene of tragedy after a runner collapsed during the event and died a short time later. According to WMGCross country runner Nefertari Holston of Dothan, Alabama, 23, suffered a cardiac arrest while competing at the MGA/Julius Johnson Invitational on September 21 at Middle George State University … Read more

The ex-boyfriend accused of murdering the Olympic marathon runner died of his injuries

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The man who allegedly killed Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei by setting her on fire has died, days after the 33-year-old succumbed to her own injuries. THE BBC reports that an official at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in western Kenya, where Cheptegei and her former boyfriend Dickson Ndiema were treated, confirmed that Ndiema … Read more