Paul Rouse: Sobering reminder that deaths can be sport's cruelest result

Tragic outcomes in sporting competition give us -- and competitors -- pause for serious thought.

A fan holds a banner in memory of the late Tenerife soccer player Jesus de Miguel. Pic: AP Photo/Martin Meissner

There is something particularly cruel when a person dies because of an incident that happens in a sporting event.

This is more acute in some sports more than in others.