According to Reuters on July 2, citing Indonesian media reports, the Indonesian Badminton Association said that Zhang Zhijie died of cardiac arrest. This shows that Zhang Zhijie died because of cardiac arrest and then untimely first aid, and the organizer Indonesian Badminton Association needs to bear a lot of responsibility, because the medical staff at the scene at that time were not equipped with AED defibrillators.
However, the Indonesian Badminton Association did not think that it was their own fault, they put the blame on the BWF, believing that the BWF's rule that medical teams should not enter without the permission of the referee caused the tragedy, for which the Indonesian BWF also submitted a written application to the BWF to request that the rules be amended so that the athletes can be treated as soon as possible.
To put it simply, the Indonesian Badminton Association believes that it is because of the BWF rules that delay the treatment time, which is unacceptable. You must know that Zhang Zhijie was ignored for more than 40 seconds after he fell to the ground, the Chinese coach wanted to step forward and was stopped by the referee, and then the on-site medical staff did not bring an AED defibrillator, which is the most critical reason why Zhang Zhijie was not saved, cardiac arrest itself needs emergency treatment, every minute and every second is very important, if the first aid is proper and there is an AED, Zhang Zhijie can still save his life.
On the other hand, this is not the first time that players in Indonesian stadiums have died in half of the games, in 2021, Indonesian Olympic badminton champion Guito fell to the ground while playing in the stadium and unfortunately passed away on the way to the hospital. And the Indonesian Badminton Association is still shirking its responsibility, they have not achieved the medical security they should have, and they are not responsible for the health of athletes.
A professional doctor in China also made it clear that the local medical level in Indonesia is indeed not good, far inferior to the first-tier cities in China, as a comparison, all regular badminton games in China will be equipped with AEDs, which is a kind of protection for athletes, not afraid of 10,000, afraid of just in case.
Zheng Siwei, the national feather world champion, directly criticized Zhang Zhijie for dying because of untimely treatment, and Ambrosini, the former AC Milan captain in football, also believes that the rescue came too late, and if the scene response was fast enough, such a tragedy might not have happened.
The Indonesian Badminton Association should be condemned for such a dumping behavior, they have not yet realized their serious mistake, and if they do not deal with it properly, there may be a tragedy in the Indonesian stadium in the future.
Zhang Zhijie's death is heavy, for every Chinese, he just went out to fight on behalf of the motherland, and never wanted to leave his life in a foreign country. Zhang Zhijie still has his mother at home, as well as his sister, he just bought a gift for his mother, he is a filial child, but also an excellent athlete, 17 years old has won 5 national youth championships, and was also selected for the national youth, he was originally optimistic that he could become the main force of the national feather first team. But the life of this genius is forever fixed at the age of 17, which is sighing.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)