Second death from Guangzhou marathon reported

 BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A 25-year-old man died in a Guangzhou hospital early Tuesday after he fell unconscious right before the finish line last Sunday, registering the second death of the Guangzhou Marathon.

Ding Xixiao was sent to hospital and kept in intensive care after he fainted 300 meters away from the 5-kilometer mini-marathon finish line in the first edition of the Guangzhou Marathon on Nov. 18.

But the real estate company employee never recovered from the coma¹ and died just past midnight despite doctors' efforts, reported Nanfang Metropolis² Daily, a newspaper based in Guangzhou.

It was the second tragedy that marred³ the running festival in the southern city of China.

Chen Jie, 19, died of cardiogenic shock hours after the marathon.

The junior year university student began to feel uncomfortable after covering five kilometers. The moment he crossed the 10km marathon finish line, he dropped unconscious.

Chen was rushed to the hospital but died hours later.

Chen's parents demaned one million yuan (about 160,600 U.S. dollars) in compensation⁴ from the Guangzhou marathon organizers, Nanfang Metropolis Daily reported last week.

Guangzhou Marathon attracted about 20,000 athletes and marathon fans.

The Beijing Marahon was held last Sunday when 30,000 people participated in the 31-year-old event.

1 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

2 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

3 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

4 compensation   

n.补偿（或赔偿）的款物，补偿，赔偿

参考例句：

• Workers who have been unfairly dismissed may claim compensation.被无理开除的工人可以要求补偿。
• Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.男女同工应同酬。