Mom fell ill and was hospitalized when she heard the bad news! Relatives and teammates recalled Zhang Zhijie: his father died early, he was obedient and trained hard since he was a child, and he had no history of heart disease

New Yellow River

2024-07-02 10:29The official account of the New Yellow River News client

The full text is 1820 words, and it takes about 6 minutes to read, so help me mark the key points

Highlight the point

0117-year-old Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhijie suddenly fainted in the mixed team group stage of the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championships and died after rescue efforts.

02 Zhang Zhijie's mother, Ms. Jiang, fell ill and was hospitalized after hearing the bad news, and the family raised her siblings alone.

03 Zhang Zhijie's relatives said that he was obedient and self-disciplined since he was a child, and he had no history of heart disease, and his family had no heart-related diseases.

04 His teammates and alma mater spoke out, recalling Zhang Zhijie's hard training and motivation, and expressing sadness at his passing.

05 At present, the badminton Asian Youth Championships are still going on, and the Asian Badminton Federation organized all the people present to mourn for Zhang Zhijie.

Technical support is provided by Tencent Hybrid Model

On July 1, the Asian Badminton Federation and the Indonesian Badminton Association announced that in the mixed team group stage of the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championships held in Indonesia, Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old player of the Chinese badminton team, suddenly fainted and died due to ineffective rescue.

At present, Zhang Zhijie's sister has rushed to Indonesia to deal with the aftermath.

Mom fell ill and was hospitalized when she heard the bad news! Relatives and teammates recalled Zhang Zhijie: his father died early, he was obedient and trained hard since he was a child, and he had no history of heart disease

Relatives speak out:

His mother raised his siblings alone, and he was obedient and self-disciplined since he was a child

According to Dahe Daily Yu Video "Seeing", on the afternoon of July 1, the "Seeing" reporter contacted Zhang Zhijie's brother-in-law, Mr. Wang, who told the reporter that Zhijie's mother, Ms. Jiang, couldn't stand the blow and was hospitalized after hearing the bad news last night. Zhijie's father died when he was very young, and his mother raised the siblings alone.

Mr. Wang, who lives in Fuyang, Anhui Province, said that Zhijie's family is also from rural Anhui, Zhijie's mother later worked in a shopping mall in Jiaxing, Zhijie was born in Jiaxing, he has been obedient and self-disciplined since he was a child, he has loved badminton since he was a child, and usually trains very hard. Zhijie rarely goes back to his hometown in Anhui, and he only saw his nephew come back once last year.

The reporter of "Seeing" saw from the personal social account of Zhang Zhijie's mother, Ms. Jiang, that on January 30 this year, Zhijie celebrated his 17th birthday. On Women's Day, she also posted the holiday gifts given to her by her son and daughter, with the text "Life is full of surprises". Sometimes, Ms. Jiang will also post photos or medal photos of Zhijie winning the championship and runner-up in badminton competitions abroad, and encourage him to "not be arrogant or impatient, and make persistent efforts".

Zhang Zhijie's gift to his mother for the 38th Festival (according to Zhijie's mother's social account)

Mr. Wang, his uncle, said that Zhijie has been in good health since he was a child, has no history of heart disease, and has no heart-related diseases in his family.

"Both children are the pride of the family, my niece has just graduated from college, and my nephew has just received an admission letter to a guaranteed university. We all believe that this child will be successful in the future, and we cannot accept the sudden death of a healthy child. Mr. Wang told reporters.

According to Jimu News, Mr. Wei, a colleague of Zhang Zhijie's mother, also told Jimu News that Zhang Zhijie is very sensible, and his mother is very proud when she mentions her son, "I will (give gifts) on Mother's Day." After he (Zhang Zhijie) entered the national team, including the provincial team, he felt that his mother worked very hard, so he wanted her to either stop working, and mentioned it several times. ”

Teammates Voice:

The training is very serious and motivated, and I haven't heard of any diseases

On the afternoon of July 1, the Chinese Consulate General in Surabaya, Indonesia, and the Badminton World Federation both issued documents expressing their grief over Zhang Zhijie's unfortunate death. At present, the badminton Asian Youth Championships are still going on, and the Asian Badminton Federation organized all the people present to mourn for Zhang Zhijie. In the first men's doubles match of the mixed team finals against Chinese Taipei, after the Chinese team Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi won 2-0, the two youngsters looked to the sky and comforted their deceased teammate Zhang Zhijie.

Lin Xiangyi, Pan Yinlong, Wang Zijun, and other members of the Chinese badminton national youth team have successively posted news on social media, posting their previous daily group photos and missing Zhang Zhijie. Wang Zijun wrote: "You will always be there! That's right! You are so strong, you said that you would not obey me, and we will fight side by side together!" Pan Yinlong wrote: "You are always so strong, even if you are sad, you will not say it, I can't accept this fact, I feel uncomfortable when I think of training without your voice in the future, rest assured to go, brothers will definitely help you achieve your dreams." ”

On the afternoon of July 1, a Jimu News reporter contacted Xiao Yu (pseudonym), a national youth teammate of Zhang Zhijie, who introduced that he and Zhang Zhijie have known each other for two years, "He is very good, down-to-earth and straightforward, sincere to others, and very responsible for his career and family." And he trains and competes hard, is very competitive, and always believes that he can do everything. We have a full training schedule, and when he's not working, he occasionally plays games and doesn't have any other hobbies. Xiaoyu told the Jimu News reporter that Zhang Zhijie is usually in good health and has not heard of any diseases.

Another national youth player from Fujian told Jimu News that he met Zhang Zhijie in 2021, when they were selected for the national youth team together, "He trains very seriously, treats his friends very well, and is a very honest and honest person." He felt very sad about Zhang Zhijie's accident.

Xiao Ji, a player from Zhejiang, told Jimu News that seven or eight years ago, he met Zhang Zhijie from Jiaxing in a competition in Zhejiang Province, "I was one year older than Zhijie, and we were both in elementary school at that time, but he was more famous at that time, and my coach had known him for a long time." He trains hard, thinks a lot, and is very motivated. At that time, the most powerful player in Zhejiang was Hu Zhe'an, but Hu Zhe'an couldn't easily beat Zhang Zhijie. ”

Alma mater's voice:

It was the time for the results to be released, but I didn't expect an accident to happen suddenly

Zhang Zhijie was born in Jiaxing in January 2007 and will enter the national youth team in 2023. He has won the men's singles championship of the 15-year-old group in the U15-17 finals of the 2022 National U-Series Badminton Competition, the men's singles champion and men's team champion in Group B of the 2023 National Youth Badminton Championships, the men's singles champion in the 2024 Dutch Youth Badminton International Championships, and the men's team champion in Group B of the 2024 National Youth Badminton Championships.

Zhang Zhijie won the men's singles championship at the 2024 Dutch Youth Badminton International Championships

According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, the reporter learned from the Sports Bureau of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province that Zhang Zhijie began to contact the badminton project from the kindergarten class, and through the training of the Jiaxing Junior Sports School, he was sent to the Zhejiang Provincial Team by the Municipal Junior Sports School in the third grade of primary school. The staff of Jiaxing Junior Sports School told the reporter that the school's badminton project is considered a strong point, and many students are trained every year, and many talents have been delivered. Nandu reporters noticed that at the end of 2016, an article released by Jiaxing Junior Sports School showed that Zhang Zhijie was selected into the list of key sports reserve talents in Zhejiang Province that year. A relevant person from the Jiaxing Sports Bureau said that Zhang Zhijie is an outstanding athlete from Jiaxing, and on the morning of the 1st, the leaders of the Sports Bureau have expressed condolences to Zhang Zhijie's family.

According to Red Star News, Zhang Zhijie's enlightenment coach Li Wei told the Red Star News reporter that in his memory, Zhang Zhijie did not have epilepsy or heart-related diseases in the past. Regarding the death of Zhang Zhijie, he also asked everyone to wait for more official news.

Source: Dahe Daily, Yu Video "Seeing", Jimu News, Southern Metropolis Daily, Red Star News, etc

View original image 167K