On July 1, Beijing time, a superstar in the Chinese badminton world, 17-year-old national youth genius Zhang Zhijie suddenly fainted and died during the game, which caused mourning and sadness in the world badminton world.
Just today, the entire world badminton community also expressed its nostalgia for Zhang Zhijie in various ways, and the Chinese Badminton Association officially issued a message to mourn Zhang Zhijie.
The Chinese Badminton Association said today: "National table tennis player Zhang Zhijie was in Indonesia, when he participated in the last group stage of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships team competition, he suddenly fainted and died at 23:20 local time on June 30. The Chinese Badminton Association is deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of Zhang Zhijie and expresses its deepest condolences and condolences to Zhang Zhijie's family. ”
Then they emphasized Zhang Zhijie's achievements: "Zhang Zhijie has won the singles and team championships in the 2023 National Youth Badminton Championships, and the national team championship in 2024. Zhang Zhijie suddenly fainted during the game, and the Chinese team leader, coach, team doctor, translator and medical staff of the organizing committee immediately organized rescue and sent him to the hospital in time, and the relevant personnel of the team leader have also been with Zhang Zhijie, and the Chinese Consulate in Indonesia also provided help. ”
In addition, the Chinese Badminton Association revealed: "We are deeply saddened by Zhang Zhijie's sudden illness and unfortunate death while competing in the international arena, and express our heartfelt thanks to all walks of life for their care and help to Zhang Zhijie." We will do our best to help Zhang Zhijie's family and do a good job in the aftermath. At present, the cause of the disease has not yet been clarified in the local hospital, but the Chinese Badminton Association and the Asian Badminton Federation, the Organizing Committee of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships, and the Indonesian organizers will keep in touch, and new news will be announced to all sectors of society in a timely manner. ”
The Chinese Badminton Association has issued such a letter of condolence. Of course, at the same time, netizens are appealing one after another: "Don't say these useless, you must be held accountable!" "In a word, please hold the Feather Association accountable. "Can you be hard once?" Whose responsibility is to figure it out. If the family wants to be held accountable, can they provide full support and help? "It's too uncomfortable, we must be held accountable, and let the organizers and the Asian Badminton Federation give an explanation." Since the national youth chose to continue the competition, it is necessary to do a good job in the psychological counseling of the children and pay attention to the physical and mental conditions of the children. "It's useless to say anything, the Asian Badminton Federation really needs to review the medical equipment, and don't do it if you can't hold a competition." ”
Netizens are calling for accountability, and at the same time, the Asian Games Federation organized all those present to mourn for Zhang Zhijie before the start of today's badminton Asian Youth Championships, because his departure is a loss for the entire world badminton world.