A 17-year-old Chinese language badminton participant died after collapsing on courtroom throughout a global match in Indonesia, officers stated on Monday, mourning him as “excellent” and “gifted”. Zhang Zhijie was out of the blue taken ailing throughout a match late Sunday in opposition to Japan’s Kazuma Kawano on the Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta. The rating was 11-11 within the first recreation when Zhang fell to the ground. He acquired therapy on the venue and was taken to hospital by ambulance, however handed away after efforts to resuscitate him failed. 

The reason for dying was not instantly identified. 

“China’s Zhang Zhijie, a singles participant, collapsed on the courtroom throughout a match within the night,” Badminton Asia and the Badminton Affiliation of Indonesia (PBSI) stated in a joint assertion on Monday.

“He was despatched to the hospital the place he handed away at 23:20 native time yesterday. 

“He was attended to by the match physician and medical staff. He was taken within the standby ambulance in lower than two minutes and despatched to hospital.

“The world of badminton has misplaced a gifted participant,” the assertion added.

Zhang began enjoying badminton in kindergarten and joined China’s nationwide youth staff final yr.

Earlier this yr he gained the singles title on the Dutch Junior Worldwide, a prestigious youth match.

China’s badminton affiliation stated that it was “deeply saddened”.

“Zhang Zhijie cherished badminton and was an excellent athlete of the nationwide youth badminton staff,” the CBA stated in an announcement.

It added: “At current the native hospital has not but recognized the reason for dying.” 

The staff match within the metropolis of Yogyakarta held a second’s silence on Monday and the Chinese language staff wore black armbands as a mark of respect.

India’s P.V. Sindhu, who has gained Olympic silver and bronze, known as Zhang’s dying “completely heartbreaking”.

“I supply my deepest condolences to Zhang’s household throughout this devastating time,” Sindhu, who was not on the match, wrote on X.

“The world has misplaced a outstanding expertise right now.”

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