Badminton tragedy. A 17-year-old Chinese boy, Zhang Zhijie, he died on the pitch, during a match, after suddenly feeling ill. He had a cardiac arrestSunday, June 30 in a tournament in Indonesia during the match against the Japanese Kazuma Kawano at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta. The score was 11-11 when Zhang fell to the ground. The boy was immediately rescued and rushed to hospital by ambulance, but he died during the night. “He had a sudden cardiac arrest,” she said Broto Happyspokesperson for the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) at a press conference. “The world of badminton has lost a talented player,” Badminton Asia and PBSI said in a statement.
Zhang Zhijie, chi era
As local media reported, Zhang started playing badminton in kindergarten and last year he joined the Chinese youth national team. Furthermore, at the beginning of 2024, the boy won the singles title at Dutch Junior Internationala prestigious youth tournament. The Chinese Badminton Federation said it was “deeply saddened” by this tragedy. The Indian Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, who won a silver at Rio 2016 and a bronze in Tokyo, called Zhang’s death “absolutely heartbreaking.”
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