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I can't accept that!
A 17-year-old child, that's it!
When I watched this video on the Internet, I wanted to pull the referee next to me who didn't even move their butts, and as a bystander, I felt uncomfortable to watch, let alone his family?
I really can't think about it!
If the rescue had been timely, would this child not have died!
On June 30, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia, the men's singles match of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships is in full swing.
The 17-year-old Chinese teenager Zhang Zhijie and Japan's Toshima Kawano had a fierce battle, and the score was evenly matched.
The audience was also very nervous, after all, it was a fight with Little Japan, but at this time, suddenly, an accident happened.
Zhang Zhijie's movements became sluggish, and the racket slipped from his hand.
His body shook a few times, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground with a heavy blow, which no one expected to happen.
Kawano was the first to notice that something was wrong, and he nervously grabbed the net and wanted to go up to check on his opponent, but was stopped by the referee.
The referee didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the situation and was still preventing the coach from entering the field. It wasn't until Zhang Zhijie began to convulse that the scene was completely messed up.
When I saw it, I was really going to blow up! Is the referee blind, the children are all on the ground, and they don't dare to go in to take a look, is the butt sticking to the bench or what's wrong? Angry with the individual!
After that, the paramedics arrived late, and by the time they arrived at the scene, nearly a minute had passed. But their performance was disappointing.
Three medical staff gathered around Zhang Zhijie, as if they didn't know what they should do, and did not take any effective first aid measures. Don't you know that this is the best time to rescue? Is this sure it's a paramedics?
Finally, two minutes after falling to the ground, Zhang Zhijie was carried on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.
But it was too late, and this genius boy, who was only 17 years old, left this world forever.
I wondered, why is the rescue so slow, they are all convulsed, everyone can see it, something is obviously wrong, no one rushed to the rescue for a long time?
After the news came out, the whole country mourned, and Zhang Zhijie's death was not only a major loss to the Chinese badminton community, but also a permanent trauma for a family.
His sister posted on social media that she couldn't accept this fact!
"My brother said that he would come back after the game, but now he ...... We are all waiting for him to come back. "
Looking back on Zhang Zhijie's short and brilliant 17 years of life, people can't help but sigh.
Born in 2007 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, he has shown a strong interest and talent for badminton since he was a child. When he was in elementary school, he was selected for the Zhejiang Provincial Team and began professional training.
At the age of 15, Zhang Zhijie officially stepped into the professional arena and soon emerged.
He won the Dutch Youth Badminton International Grand Prix, and in just two years, he won 4 men's singles championships and 3 men's team championships at home and abroad.
Zhang Zhijie's death left his family grief-stricken, according to online information:
On the afternoon of July 1, after the child's mother Ms. Jiang heard the news, she couldn't stand the blow and fell ill and was hospitalized.
But now, according to his uncle-in-law Mr. Wang, Zhijie has been in good health since he was a child, has no heart disease, and has no family history, and both children are the pride of the family and are very sensible!
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a message of condolences on this matter:
In addition to this, the incident has caused a strong reaction in the sports world.
Olympic champion Cai Yun posted a message of condolences and called for greater attention to the heart health of athletes.
He revealed that he also had surgery for heart problems when he was younger, and he knows how much of a threat this poses to athletes.
In fact, due to long-term high-intensity training, badminton players are more likely to have heart problems than the average person.
Indonesia's Guido and South Korea's Jung Jae-sung both died of heart attacks. These painful lessons should have been taken seriously, but the reality is chilling.
What is the concept that there is not even the most basic automated external defibrillator (AED) at the competition site?
The response of the medical staff was even more amateurish, and the golden rescue time was missed. This kind of negligence eventually led to an irreparable tragedy.
In the face of the surging doubts, the response of the Asian Badminton Federation (AFBF) and the Indonesian Badminton Federation (BWF) has pale in comparison.
They claimed that the rescue was timely, and Zhang Zhijie was taken to the hospital within two minutes of falling to the ground.
But the video evidence clearly shows that for more than 30 seconds after Zhang Zhijie fell to the ground, there were no medical personnel at all.
This tragedy has exposed not only the ineffective rescue efforts, but also the disregard for the safety of athletes' lives in the entire sports event system.
How to ensure the physical and mental health of athletes while pursuing performance? This is a question that needs to be deeply considered by the entire sports world.
The BWF Badminton Competition Rules stipulate that if an athlete is injured or whatever, the referee must handle it carefully and quickly determine the severity of the injury, and if necessary, call the chief referee, who will decide whether the tournament doctor or other personnel are required to enter the competition venue.
However, what is the supremacy of life, the premise of sports is the rules, and we have to abide by the rules, but people are about to die, and we have to abide by the rules, where is the rule from no one?
No matter how the rules are formulated and how the referees adjudicate, life first should be the highest rule on the field.
In this regard, netizens also said:
"I was angry when I saw the video, and I fell to the ground, but I didn't see the medical staff coming over and immediately came to the rescue."
"At the critical juncture of life, how can there be any referee, the main thing is not your own children, if your own children you see if you can rush to the past"!
Zhang Zhijie's death should be a turning point, reminding us that no matter how important the game, it is less precious than a young life.
In the future event organization, the safety of athletes must be put first, a more complete medical security system must be established, and the professional level and emergency response ability of on-site medical staff must be improved.
At the same time, the physical condition of athletes, especially heart health, also needs to be monitored and managed more systematically and scientifically. Regular physical examinations, reasonable training intensity, and timely intervention of potential health risks are all indispensable.
While mourning Zhang Zhijie, we should bear this lesson in mind and take practical actions to ensure that similar tragedies do not happen again.
Let every young athlete with dreams get the most comprehensive protection on the road to pursuing excellence.
Although Zhang Zhijie's life was short, his influence will be far-reaching.
May the deceased rest in peace, may the living forge ahead, and may the sports industry continue to make progress in reflection, so as to provide a safe and healthy stage for more young people who pursue their dreams.
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