Runner Tran Cong Dai Phuc, born in 1977, passed away on Monday afternoon after more than a day of treatment at Binh Dinh Provincial General Hospital.

Phuc had health problems when participating in the 21km distance on Sunday. Although the doctors did their best to save him, he did not survive.

Phuc participated in the event with his wife. He started having health problems at the 17th kilometre.

The event's organising board said it had cooperated with Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee to set up a group to take care of the funeral with Phuc's family in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province.

The tournament attracted around 10,000 runners this year, becoming the biggest race ever in the VnExpress Marathon system. 

Source: Vietnam News