He had a tragic end 11th Race of Rematia at Chalandrias the Municipality announced that a 53-year-old athlete collapsed and died during the match.

According to a statement issued by municipality of Chalandrioexpresses deep sorrow for the sudden death of a 53-year-old athlete during the 11th Rematia Games. “Certified nurses and workers performed CPR using a defibrillator until the arrival of the ambulance, unfortunately without result. The athlete was taken by the EKAV ambulance to the KAT hospital where he was pronounced dead”, it says.

“We apologize for the interruption of the race to the hundreds of athletes who were waiting for the 5km and 1km course, however we think that this celebration of sports loses its meaning after such an event” adds Municipality of Chalandrio.

“The Municipality of Chalandrio and the Directorate of Sports express their sincere condolences to the family of the deceased”, the announcement concludes.