According to a report by Interface News on July 1: Yutan lost a genius! 17-year-old national feather player Zhang Zhijie suddenly convulsed and fell to the ground, and unfortunately passed away after rescue efforts failed.
The Asian Badminton Federation and the Indonesian Badminton Association announced on July 1 that Chinese singles player Zhang Zhijie fainted on the court during a match in the evening and died at 23:20 local time yesterday after being taken to the hospital.
Zhang Zhijie fainted in the group stage against Japan, and the tournament doctors and medical team rescued him. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance in less than two minutes. The Badminton Federation of Asia, the Indonesian Badminton Association and the Organizing Committee expressed their deep sorrow and expressed their deepest condolences to Zhang Zhijie's parents, family and the Chinese Badminton Association. "The world badminton has lost a talented player," the statement said. ”
A few months ago, in the international badminton arena, Zhang Zhijie had just won the men's singles championship!
From February 28 to March 3, the 2024 Netherlands Youth Badminton International Grand Prix was held in Haarlem, the Netherlands, attracting rising stars from all over the world.
After fierce competition, Zhang Zhijie defeated his opponent 21-10, 11-21, 21-13 in the final and won the men's singles gold medal. The twists and turns of the score in the three games not only showed his strong psychological quality, but also demonstrated his indomitable spirit of the game.
Zhang Zhijie, who was born in 2007, is only 17 years old this year and is a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. He began to get in touch with badminton from the kindergarten class, and trained with Li Wei, the coach of Fucheng Primary School, and was later sent to Jiaxing Junior Sports School for his excellent performance, and was sent to the Zhejiang Provincial Team by Jiaxing Junior Sports School in the third grade of primary school.
In recent years, Zhang Zhijie has continued to polish and perform more and more prominently in various competitions, and has won the men's singles championship of the 15-year-old group in the U15-17 finals of the 2022 National U-Series Badminton Competition, the men's singles champion in Group B of the 2023 National Youth Badminton Championships, and the men's singles champion in the 2023 World Youth Badminton Championships.
Regarding the death of Zhang Zhijie, former Olympic champion and world champion Cai Yun posted on Weibo: I am extremely sad to get up early in the morning and see such news, the Chinese badminton team has lost an outstanding young man, and the parents have lost a good son forever, I hope the deceased will rest in peace. I quit the national team after the 2001 National Games, and in January 2002, I had radiofrequency ablation of the heart at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, and I recovered for most of the year, and returned to the national team in July......
(Source: Jimu News)