Chikkaballapur, Aug. 9 -- A 31-year-old runner died of an apparent cardiac arrest while participating in the second edition of the Nandi Hills Monsoon Marathon held at the foothills of the popular tourist destination in Chikkaballapur district on Sunday, August 9.

The deceased was identified as Aman Deep Singh Jagade, a native of Punjab who was working with a private company at Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru.

Aman Deep had registered for the 21-km category of the marathon. He had completed a significant portion of the uphill route and was continuing the race when he suddenly collapsed.

Marathon volunteers and organisers immediately rushed to his aid and shifted him to Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Mud...