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Italian Prosecutors Probe Runners’ Medical Certificates After Two Sleep Deaths

Prosecutors are scrutinizing medical fitness records with autopsy lab results pending.

Overview

  • Prosecutors in Vicenza and Verona are reviewing eligibility certificates and have ordered tissue sampling and biological fluid analyses after the two sudden deaths.
  • Police, acting on prosecutors’ orders, obtained a 2021 document from a medical practice for Anna Zilio and seized her personal computer to verify scanned records.
  • Investigators are examining whether Zilio’s recent fitness certificates were missing or possibly manipulated, and they have reached no findings.
  • Alberto Zordan’s paperwork appears current, and acquaintances report he had no known cardiac issues while training for the Valencia marathon.
  • Families and Team Km Sport seek clarity and say no link between the cases has been established as they await autopsy results.