Tributes have poured in for the man who died after collapsing at the Cardiff half marathon’s finish line. Stephen Jenkins, 37, has been described as a “a wonderful son, loving partner and wonderful father” by his family. Jenkins was a father of an 18-month-old daughter and he was known as “the glue among all his friends”.

The 37-year-old passed away at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after collapsing at the finish line. The runner suffered a cardiac arrest and received immediate attention from the medical emergency team at the finish line before being taken to hospital,

Thousands took part in the annual event across the Welsh capital

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.

Organisers say the person was treated at the finish line before being taken to hospital.