Russian torchbearer Vadim Gorbenko died of a heart attack after running a leg of the Sochi Winter Olympic torch relay in Siberia, Russian media reported Monday. He was 73.
Gorbenko, a former Greco-Roman wrestling coach, suffered the heart attack after running in Kurgan Sunday. He was taken to hospital where he died later.
The Sochi Winter Olympics will be held Feb 7-23 next year.