IBM engineer dies of heart attack after completing marathon in Gachibowli

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Kommineni Gopi, 36, a software engineer with IBM. File photo. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

A 36-year-old software engineer collapsed and died shortly after completing a marathon at Gachibowli Stadium on Sunday morning.

Kommineni Gopi, 36, a software engineer with IBM and a resident of Alkapur Colony in Manikonda, had participated in a marathon organised by NEB at the stadium on Sunday.

As per a statement from the Gachibowli police, after completing the marathon and receiving his medal, Gopi suddenly collapsed while heading to have breakfast. “Event organisers immediately shifted him to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead at around 8.45 a.m. According to preliminary information, he suffered a heart attack,” said the police.

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