Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has d!ed after collapsing during the World Games in China last week
The 29-year-old was found unconscious by organisers during an orienteering event last Friday in Chengdu.
The Italian died on Tuesday – four days after his collapse.
“Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s leading medical institutions, he passed away,” World Games organisers said in a statement.
International Orienteering Federation (IOF) President Tom Hollowell said he was “not able to adequately describe the unfathomable depth of sadness in this tragic loss of life”.
Debertolis’ cause of de.ath is unknown at this stage.
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