Overview
- A teenage runner collapsed about four kilometers from the finish of the Leiden half marathon and died despite on-course treatment.
- Organizers said medical teams reached her very quickly, but they could not save her.
- The race set a minimum age of 16, and the registration system relies on runners to enter their own age, according to organizer Tjeerd Scheffer.
- The cause of the collapse was not yet known, and organizers described the weather as mild.
- Leiden’s mayor, Peter Heijkoop, offered condolences to the family and said the news was heartbreaking.