A runner died after the Cardiff Half Marathon, organisers have said. The runner was immediately attended to by the medical emergency team at the finish line before being taken to the city's University Hospital of Wales, where they later died.

A Run 4 Wales spokeswoman said in a statement that it was with "deep regret" that they confirmed the death of one of this year’s participants at the annual Cardiff Half Marathon

The devastated family of a man who died after collapsing at the finish line of this year's Cardiff half marathon have described him as a "wonderful father" and "genuinely kind person". Stephen Jenkins, 37, died after collapsing at the end of the race on Sunday, October 6, event organisers Run 4 Wales confirmed.

Stephen Jenkins passed away at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, after collapsing at the race's finish line. | ITV News Wales

A Cardiff Half Marathon runner who collapsed at the finish line has died in what organisers have described as a ‘terrible tragedy’. The runner, who has not been named, was rushed to hospital but later pronounced dead after completing the UK’s second largest half marathon.