Russian coach Vadim Gorbenko dies after Sochi Olympic torch relay
- From: AAP
- December 17, 2013
A wrestling coach died after taking part in the Olympic torch relay. Source: AP
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.
