Teen Runner Dies At Leiden Half Marathon, Reigniting Debate Over Youth Age Limits
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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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
Ah yes because it's well known that older people don't collapse at these sort of activities