Third death raises concerns about long-distance running

Shanghai education authorities have said long-distance races will not be canceled after a local college student died after completing a 1,000-meter running test.

The man, in his early 20s, is a student from Shanghai Donghua University. He collapsed at the finish line of a 1,000-meter running test at the school on Tuesday and later died in hospital.

Also on Tuesday, a 25-year-old man who collapsed after taking part in a marathon in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Nov 18, died in hospital.

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