Thursday, 19 December 2013
TIT BITS: Russian Coach Dies After Sochi Olympic Torch Relay
A VETERAN wrestling coach has died of a heart attack after taking part in the Sochi Olympics torch relay. Authorities in the Kurgan region said 73-year old Vadim Gorbenko died after carrying the Olympic flame.
Russian news reports said Gorbenko, a Greco-Roman wrestling coach who headed a local sports school, felt unwell after carrying the torch over some 200 meters and died in a local hospital of a heart attack a few hours later.
Gorbenko looked well and smiled during a brief interview with local television after taking part in the torch relay, which will cover 65,000km and is the longest in the history of the Olympics
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