India, Oct. 12 -- A Class 9 student of a private international school in southern Kolkata reportedly collapsed and died during a sports event on the school grounds on Friday, police said.

The student of B D M International School, identified as Arkadeep Bag, reportedly finished a 33-metre track race organised as part of the selection for the school's upcoming annual sports event when he suddenly collapsed, news agency PTI quoted a police officer as saying.

The officer said, citing the post-mortem report and doctors' account from a nearby private hospital where Arkadeep was taken, that the boy died due to health-related issues. "However, we are investigating the case. His teachers, friends and the non-teaching staff present on the spot a...