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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Italian athlete dies at world games in china - What They Never Told You

Chengdu in China is the host city for the 2025 edition of the World Games [Lisi Niesner/Reuters]

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday after being found unresponsive during competition at the World Games in China’s Chengdu, organisers have said.

The 29-year-old was discovered unconscious during an orienteering event on August 8 and died four days later, said a joint statement from World Games organisers and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF).

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