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On the evening of June 30, there was sad news in the badminton world that Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old Chinese badminton singles star, passed away in the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championships.
The young athlete from Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, suddenly fainted during the group stage against Japan, although the tournament doctors and medical team quickly rescued him and took it in less than two minutes
He was sent to the hospital, but Zhang Zhijie finally failed to defeat death and passed away at 23:20 local time on June 30.
The Chinese Badminton Association continues to keep in touch with the Asian Badminton Federation, the Organizing Committee of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships and all parties in Indonesia, and new information will be released to the public in a timely manner.
Zhang Zhijie's death shocked the entire badminton world. The talented teenager has shown a keen interest and talent for badminton since he was a child. It is understood that he began to contact badminton from the kindergarten class, and then received professional training in Jiaxing Children's Sports School, and was selected to enter the Zhejiang Provincial Team in the third grade of primary school, and began a more systematic training career.
In 2023, Zhang Zhijie was successfully selected for the national youth team with his outstanding performance and became the future star of the Chinese badminton team.
In his career, Zhang Zhijie has achieved many honors. He won the men's singles championship in the 15-year-old group in the U15-17 finals of the 2022 National U Series Badminton Competition, showing amazing strength and potential.
He also won the men's singles championship and men's team championship in Group B of the 2023 National Youth Badminton Championships, further consolidating his position in the domestic badminton arena. Entering 2024, Zhang Zhijie's competitive form is still hot, he won the men's singles championship again in the Dutch Youth Badminton International Championships, and helped the team win the men's team championship in Group B of the National Youth Badminton Championships in the same year.
The fall of genius is always hard to accept. At the Asian Youth Badminton Championships on the evening of June 30, Zhang Zhijie had an accident in the match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.
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According to the match footage, he suddenly fell to the ground and convulsed on his serve, followed by loss of consciousness. Although the medical team at the scene quickly intervened to rescue him, the flame of Zhang Zhijie's life was eventually extinguished.
The Badminton Federation of Asia, the Indonesian Badminton Association and the Organizing Committee of the tournament express their deep sorrow for the passing of Zhang Zhijie and express their deepest condolences to his family, the Chinese Badminton Association and all those who care about this matter.
Zhang Zhijie's death is not only a huge loss for the Chinese badminton community, but also a regret for the world badminton world. His talent and potential could have shone on the international stage in the future, but fate ruthlessly took it away.
Zhang Zhijie's passing reminds us to cherish life and pay attention to the health of athletes. May this young prodigy continue his beloved badminton career in heaven as well. At the same time, we also express our sincere condolences and condolences to Zhang Zhijie's family, and hope that they can face this sudden blow strongly.
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