A 17-year-old badminton player from China collapsed on the court during an ongoing match and died of cardiac arrest

Death of Chinese badminton player: The cases of death due to heart attack among the youth are increasing continuously. Again a shocking case has come to light from Indonesia. Here, 17-year-old Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhijie died of cardiac arrest during a match going on in the Asia Junior Badminton Championship. This incident happened when Zhijie was playing a match against Japan's Kazuma Kawano in the Asia Junior Championship. During the first round of the match, Zhijie suddenly fell on the court. After this incident, questions are being raised on the health of the youth and their daily routine.

died during treatment

According to officials, medical teams provided first aid to Jiji at the court and immediately transferred him to a nearby hospital. He was later admitted to Yogyakarta's main government hospital Dr. Sarjito was transferred to the General Hospital. Where he died during treatment.

Condolences expressed on the death of the player

On the court before the quarter-finals on Monday morning, officials and badminton players paid tribute to Zhijie by observing a minute's silence. Badminton Asia and PBSI said in a statement, “The badminton world has lost a talented player.” The Chinese Badminton Association also expressed its condolences and support to Zhijie's family, saying, “He loved badminton and was an outstanding player of the national youth badminton team.” The statement said, “We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of Zhang Zhijie from a sudden illness while participating in an international competition. We will do our best to provide assistance to Zhang Zhijie's family.”