JAKARTA: A 17- season- ancient Chinese basketball player died after collapsing on the jury during an international competition in Indonesia, officials said on Monday ( Jul 1 ), mourning him as “outstanding” and “talented”.
Zhang Zhijie immediately fell ill during a meet at the Yogyakarta Asia Junior Championships against Kazuma Kawano from Japan on Sunday.
The report was 11- 11 in the first sport when Zhang fell to the floor. He was treated at the hospital and taken to a doctor by hospital, but he passed away after unsuccessful attempts to revive him.
The cause of death was not immediately known.
” China’s Zhang Zhijie, a singles player, collapsed on the court during a match in the evening”, Badminton Asia and the Badminton Association of Indonesia ( PBSI) said in a joint statement on Monday.
” He was sent to the doctor where he passed away at 11.20pm nearby day yesterday.
The event doctor and physician team treated him, they said. In less than two hours, he was taken into the backup hospital and taken to the hospital.
” The world of basketball has lost a brilliant person”, the statement added.
Zhang joined China’s children team last year after beginning her sport training program in kindergarten.
Earlier this year he won the singles name at the Dutch Junior International, a renowned youth game.
China’s basketball organization said that it was “deeply saddened”.
Zhang Zhijie was a top member of the national adolescent volleyball team, according to a statement from the CBA.
It added:” At present, the local doctor has not yet identified the cause of death”.
On Monday, the Chinese staff wore black wristbands as a sign of respect at the group competition in the city of Yogyakarta.
India’s P. V. Sindhu, who has won Olympic gold and bronze, called Zhang’s suicide “absolutely heartbreaking”.
” I offer my deepest sympathies to Zhang’s home during this devastating day”, Sindhu, who was not at the event, wrote on X.
” The world has lost a outstanding ability today,” he said.