Zhang Zhi Jie Passes Away: A 17-year-old Chinese player passed away during an international tournament in Yogyakarta after collapsing on the court, badminton officials said Monday. Zhang Zhijie fell ill on Sunday night during a match against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano at the Asian Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships.
When the score was 11-11 in the first game, Zhang suddenly fell to the ground. A doctor and medical team quickly arrived and within minutes he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, where he died.
“Chinese player Zhang Zhijie collapsed on the court during a night match,” Badminton Asia and the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) said in a joint statement on Monday.
“He was sent to the hospital where he passed away at 23:20 local time yesterday. He was attended to by the tournament doctor and medical team. He was taken in the standby ambulance in less than two minutes and sent to hospital.”
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“Badminton Asia, PBSI and the organising committee are immensely saddened and expressed their deepest condolences to Zhang’s parents, family, and the Chinese Badminton Association.”
“The world of badminton has lost a talented player,” the statement added.
The tournament’s team event began on June 28 and will continue until July 2. The competition continues with the individual category from July 3 to 7.
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