An 18-year-old sprinter allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan inside his room in the athletics academy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here. He died on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Palendra Chaudhary. He was discovered by a friend on the second floor of the hostel late on Tuesday, a police officer said.

"Palendra Chaudhary was taken to the medical facility at the stadium by his coach and other guards, where the initial treatment was administered. "He was later shifted to the Safdarjung hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on Wednesday morning," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijayanta Arya said.