Bandung (ANTARA) \u2013 Dody Muhammad Pasha, an undergraduate student in\nthe Mining Engineering programme at the Faculty of Mining and Petroleum\nEngineering (FTTM) of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), died while\nrunning in the ITB Ultra Marathon 2026.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred near Al-Ittihad Islamic boarding school in\nCianjur, West Java, on Saturday (17 October). Dody was running with the\nflag of the \u201cTambang Berlari\u201d community in the Relay 16 category. The\nmarathon was attended by 5,216 runners.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedical personnel on duty at the course, including a doctor,\nprovided first aid to the participant. He was then taken to Dr Hafiz\nHospital in Cianjur for further treatment. The hospital team carried out\nvarious medical procedures, but he was later pronounced dead,\u201d Aleks\nSuhanto said.<\/p>\n
After receiving medical confirmation, ITB leaders, the organising\ncommittee and alumni representatives went to the hospital to accompany\nDody\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
The university was represented by Acting Vice-Rector for Academic and\nStudent Affairs Professor Edwan Kardena, ITB Director of Student Affairs\nProfessor Muhammad Insanu, and officials from the ITB Mining Engineering\nAlumni Association.<\/p>\n
The Tambang Berlari community, the ITB Mining Students\u2019 Association\n(HMT ITB) and the organisers coordinated closely to oversee the return\nof Dody\u2019s body to his family home in Jambi.<\/p>\n
ITB said his body would be transported from West Java on Sunday and\nwas expected to arrive in Jambi that evening. The funeral was planned\nfor Monday (19 October).<\/p>\n
ITB sent its Deputy Head of Public Relations, Imam Santoso, together\nwith an FTTM representative, to accompany the family until the funeral\nhad concluded.<\/p>\n
ITB Rector Professor Tatacipta Dirgantara also expressed his deep\ncondolences in person while leading a group prayer at the finish line at\nITB\u2019s Ganesha campus in Bandung on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the entire ITB Ultra Marathon 2026 organising\ncommittee, we extend our deepest condolences on the passing of Dody\nMuhammad Pasha. We ask the entire ITB community, alumni, participants\nand the public to pray that all his good deeds be accepted and that he\nbe granted the best place in the presence of Allah SWT,\u201d Aleks said.<\/p>\n
The Tambang Berlari community urged all runners to pay close\nattention to their physical condition and health while running, and to\nalert their internal marshals promptly if they experienced any physical\ncomplaints on the course.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/itb-student-dies-during-itb-ultra-marathon-2026-1792327863", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }