- Two 25-year-old men from North East England have died after suffering medical emergencies during the Great North Run on Sunday.
- The Great Run Company confirmed the deaths on Monday, offering support and sympathies to the men's families.
- Organisers stated that no further details regarding the identities of the two participants will be released.
- A record-breaking 63,000 runners took part in the world's largest half marathon across Tyne and Wear.
- Founded in 1981, the annual half marathon generates an estimated £25 million for charity every year.
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