Death overshadows Vienna Marathon

Konrad regretted the runner's death and expressed his condolences to the bereaved. However, his summary of the organizational and sporting process of the major event was positive thanks to new records.

The death of the over 60-year-old participant, who collapsed on the route, was given first aid and later died in hospital, is the first death at the VCM in 25 years. “Nothing happened for a long time, unfortunately the issue caught up with us again,” said Konrad.

Exceeded sporting expectations With prevention information and the Medical Center when picking up the start number, we try to inform the participants as well as possible and to prevent people with health problems from taking part. “Everything is done on our part, and the rescue chain also reacted very quickly and professionally. “It’s all the sadder that we have to announce another death after a long time,” said Konrad. He did not provide any further details about the deceased, who is said to have come from Vienna, due to a lack of information and consideration for the surviving relatives.

From a sporting perspective, however, the event was extremely positive. In the men's race, Kenyan Vincent Kipchumba won, setting the second fastest time in the 2.06,56-year history of the Vienna Marathon with a time of 36:2.22,12 hours. In the women's race, Kenyan Nancy Kiprop took her third win in a row. She achieved a new course record of XNUMX:XNUMX hours.

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Death overshadows Vienna Marathon

Under the sad impression of a participant who died in the hospital, organizer Wolfgang Konrad took stock of the 36th Vienna City Marathon on Monday.

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