A 50-year-old employee of the Nagoda Pradeshiya sabha died this morning while participating in a running event at a carnival organised by the Nagoda district secretariat, Police said.
They said the victim was identified as Udugama Gamage Premaratne, a resident of Nagoda.
He had collapsed during the marathon and died on admission to the Nagoda Hospital. (Sumathipala Diyagahage)