A BRITISH athlete aged 57 has died after suffering a cardiac arrest while taking part in a triathlon in Spain.
Another man from Mexico also died during the Torremolinos-Andalucia Triathlon Championship Finals in the Costa del Sol.
The British man died while abroad in Spain’s Costa del Sol (pictured)[/caption]
One died while he was running and the other lost his life during the swim with local media reporting the Brit’s cardiac arrest.
The Mexican man was 79, according to local media.
They died within minutes of each other, Spanish outlet Malaga Hoy reports, just after 4pm.
Both men were reportedly competing in the veteran category with a 750 metre stretch for swimming, 20 kilometres of cycling and five kilometres for running.
A statement from World Triathlon read: “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that two competitors (one from Mexico, one from Britain) have died at the World Triathlon Torremolinos-Andalucia AG Sprint Distance World Championships.”
A triathlon is an intense endurance sport involving running, swimming and cycling.
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