The Italian sportsman Mattia Debertolis, who competed in foot orienteering, has died after featuring in an event at the World Games in China’s southwest city of Chengdu. International Orienteering Federation president Tom Hollowell said in a statement on Tuesday that he was “not able to adequately describe in words the unfathomable depth of sadness in this tragic loss of life.

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died in hospital after competing at the World Games in Chengdu, China, organisers said on Tuesday.