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The family of a 26-year-old man who died while taking part in last year’s Great Bristol Run has said cardiac screenings for young people are “incredibly important”.

Mike Harper, who grew up in Lincoln, died on 19 May 2024 after collapsing during the race from a cardiac arrest.

His family have been supporting Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity, which earlier this week hosted 200 free cardiac screenings for people aged 14-35 at Bishop Grosseteste University.

His father, Roy Harper, 62, who described his son as a fit and kind young man, living his best life, said: “Our passion is to make sure other people locally and nationally are aware, so they aren’t in the situation we had.”