A student on the Mining Engineering undergraduate programme at the\nFaculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering (FTTM) of the Bandung\nInstitute of Technology (ITB), Dody Muhammad Pasha, died while running\nin the ITB Ultra Marathon 2026.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred near Al-Ittihad Islamic Boarding School in\nCianjur, West Java, on Saturday, 17 October 2026. Dody was carrying the\nflag of the \u201cTambang Berlari\u201d community in the Relay 16 category. The\nmarathon was attended by 5,216 runners.<\/p>\n
ITB Ultra Marathon 2026 committee chair Aleks Suhanto and race\ndirector Ahmad Shalahuddin Zulfa confirmed the news and said the event\u2019s\nmedical team provided emergency treatment as soon as Dody experienced\nhealth problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedical staff on duty at the scene, including a doctor, administered\nfirst aid to the participant. He was then taken to Dr Hafiz Hospital in\nCianjur for further treatment. The hospital team carried out various\nmedical procedures, but he was later pronounced dead,\u201d Aleks said.<\/p>\n
After his death was confirmed, ITB leaders, the organising committee\nand alumni representatives went to the hospital to support Dody\u2019s\nfamily.<\/p>\n
The university was represented by acting Vice-Rector for Academic and\nStudent Affairs Prof Edwan Kardena, ITB Student Affairs Director Prof\nMuhammad Insanu, and officials from the ITB Mining Engineering Alumni\nAssociation.<\/p>\n
The Tambang Berlari community, the ITB Mining Students\u2019 Association\n(HMT ITB) and the organisers worked closely to arrange the return of\nDody\u2019s body to his family home in Jambi.<\/p>\n
ITB said his body would leave West Java on Sunday and was expected to\narrive in Jambi that evening. The funeral was scheduled for Monday, 19\nOctober 2026.<\/p>\n
ITB sent Public Relations Deputy Head Imam Santoso and an FTTM\nrepresentative to accompany the family through to the end of the funeral\nproceedings.<\/p>\n
ITB Rector Prof Tatacipta Dirgantara also conveyed his condolences\nduring a joint prayer at the finish line at ITB\u2019s Ganesha Campus in\nBandung 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 his good deeds be accepted and that he be\ngranted the best place in the presence of Allah,\u201d Aleks said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mining-engineering-student-dody-muhammad-pasha-dies-during-itb-ultra-marathon-2026-organisers-respond-1792345814", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }