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Teen Runner Dies At Leiden Half Marathon, Reigniting Debate Over Youth Age Limits (marathonhandbook.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/running@lemmy.world
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A 15-year-old girl from Oegstgeest collapsed about four kilometres from the finish line. Race organisers had set a minimum age of 16, but the registration system relies on runners entering their own details.

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[–] 16 points 6 months ago

She was a month shy from 16 though, so would this not have happened if it was a month later? Who knows, but age limits are definitely not the holy grail here

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    [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    Ah yes because it's well known that older people don't collapse at these sort of activities

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