A Vietnamese football referee died Monday morning at age 43 after passing out the previous day during a four-kilometer run for his annual pre-season physical test, Report informs via VnExpress International.
Tran Dinh Thinh, who won the V-League's Silver Whistle in 2025, fainted at the Hanoi Athletics Palace on Sunday morning, and the medical team on standby performed first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation before admitting him to Bach Mai Hospital.
His prognosis was deemed bad at admission, and, despite doctors' efforts, he died at 2:00 a.m. on Monday.
The exact cause of death is not known yet.
Thinh's sudden passing caused great shock within the referee community.