Indonesia – Talented Chinese Badminton Player Collapses on Court, Dies
17-year-old badminton talent from China accidentally fainted during a match and later died in hospital. Zhang Zhijie suddenly fell to the ground during his match at the Youth-Asia Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, video footage shows. Emergency services arrived on the court shortly afterward and took him away in a wheelchair.
Badminton talent discovered early
According to the Chinese Badminton Association, the young man died on Sunday night around midnight. The clinic does not yet know the exact cause of death, the statement continued. The Chinese and Asian Badminton Federations, as well as the China Foreign Ministry in Beijing, expressed their condolences to the family. The China Consulate immediately contacted Indonesian authorities after the incident and sent personnel to the scene, spokeswoman Mao Ning said.
Zhang, according to the Association, was from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and was an “outstanding athlete” of the Chinese youth team. In 2023, he won the title of the men’s singles at the national championship and entered the national team that same year. According to the Chinese state newspaper “China Daily”, he started playing badminton in preschool and entered the team of his province elementary school.
The Chinese and Indonesian Badminton community mourns the loss of Zhang Zhijie, the talented Chinese Badminton player who passed away in Indonesia. Despite his young age and early successes, including winning the 2023 Men’s Singles title and representing the Chinese national team, Badminton prodigy Zhang Zhijie, originally from Zhejiang province, China, has left an indelible mark on the Chinese and Indonesian Badminton worlds.
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