25-year-old Russian athlete Margarita Plavunova died while jogging

Another death in the ranks of Russian athletes occurred in the city Kotovsk, Tambov region. A promising 25-year-old athlete has died Margarita Plavunova. The funeral of the girl will take place today.

The tragedy occurred in the Morshansky district on August 19, where the girl, as usual, was jogging. It is known that Margarita was preparing for the next competition. The athlete was a multiple champion of the Tambov region in steeplechase.

Eyewitnesses said that while jogging Margarita suddenly felt ill and fell on the grass. An ambulance was called to the scene, but the doctors who arrived only pronounced the girl dead.

The exact causes of the incident are currently being determined by experts. According to preliminary information, Plavunova had a cardiac arrest.

The girl was called one of the most successful and promising athletes not only in Tambov, but also in the country. Plavunova has repeatedly won the Central Federal District championship, represented TSU named after G.R. Derzhavin at competitions among students and youth, and also became a prize-winner of various local and All-Russian tournaments.

Most recently, a championship was held in the Yaroslavl region, where Margarita took second place in the 100 m hurdles, demonstrating her best result of the season — 14.10 sec.