Childhood friend recalls the sudden death of the national feather player: his father died early, and he said he wanted to play badminton since he was a child

Southern Metropolis Daily

2024-07-01 16:09Southern Metropolis Daily official account

Recently, Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old player of the national feather, suddenly fainted during the game, and died after the rescue failed. On July 1, Zhang Zhijie's childhood friend Wang Chen (pseudonym) told a reporter from Nandu that Zhang Zhijie's father died when he was very young, and his mother raised a pair of children. "I'm 20 days older than him, he didn't tell me any dreams, he just said he wanted to play badminton, he played badminton really well."

Zhang Zhijie in the game.

"My mom said to me, 'Do you remember that kid who was very good at eating? He's gone'. "Wang Chen told a reporter from Nandu that his mother informed him of the news of Zhang Zhijie's death on the afternoon of the 1st." When we were children, we ate in a restaurant at the entrance of the community, Zhang Zhijie sat opposite me, and he made three bowls of rice with a serving of shredded potatoes. ”

According to Wang Chen, Zhang Zhijie's father died when he was very young, and his mother raised a pair of children. "I'm 20 days older than him, he didn't tell me any dreams, he just said he wanted to play badminton, he played badminton really well."

Faced with the sudden departure of his friend, Wang Chen said that he was "stunned for a long time, and the good people left, which was really unbearable." Wang Chen recalled to reporters in the southern capital that the last time he met Zhang Zhijie was when he was eight or nine years old, "He is competing outside, I can only look at the photos of him winning medals after the competition, I want to meet him." ”

Nandu previously reported that on the morning of the 1st, the Chinese Badminton Association reported that after Zhang Zhijie suddenly fainted on the court, the Chinese team leader, coach, team doctor, translator and other medical personnel of the organizing committee immediately organized rescue and sent him to the hospital in time. During the period of being sent to the hospital and being rescued in the hospital, the leader of the Chinese team and other relevant staff have been by Zhang Zhijie's side, and the Chinese embassy and consulates in Indonesia have also provided full assistance. At present, the cause of the disease has not yet been clarified by the local hospital, and the Chinese Badminton Association continues to maintain contact with the Asian Badminton Federation, the Asian Youth Badminton Championship Organizing Committee and all parties in Indonesia, and new information will be released to the public in a timely manner.

According to the report, Zhang Zhijie was born on January 30, 2007, loves badminton, is an outstanding athlete of the national youth badminton team, and has won the men's singles championship and men's team championship in Group B of the 2023 National Youth Badminton Championships, and the men's team champion in Group B of the 2024 National Youth Badminton Championships. The Chinese Badminton Association expresses its deep sorrow over the unfortunate death of Zhang Zhijie and expresses its deepest condolences and condolences to Zhang Zhijie's family.

The relevant video shows that during the game, Zhang Zhijie suddenly fell to the ground, and his body convulsed after falling to the ground. 40 seconds after Zhang Zhijie fell to the ground, suspected medical personnel arrived and turned Zhang Zhijie over and lay on his back. After another 1 minute or so, a stretcher entered, and then Zhang Zhijie was carried out of the field.

After the incident, the Asian Badminton Association and the Indonesian Badminton Association issued a statement saying that Zhang Zhijie "was taken to the ambulance on standby at the scene and transported to the hospital in less than two minutes."

Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Minxuan

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