Recently, the accidental death of 17-year-old national feather player Zhang Zhijie has attracted many attention. Among them, the game "the referee on duty did not allow the coach of the Chinese team to enter the stadium as soon as possible" caused controversy. It is understood that the referee on duty is implementing the rules of the BWF for handling medical incidents.
On July 1, the Indonesian Badminton Association submitted a written application to the International Badminton Federation, requesting the International Badminton Federation to revise the rules for medical teams not to enter without the permission of the referee, so that athletes can be treated as soon as possible.
Zhang Zhijie (Source: Yangcheng faction)
The Jimu News reporter noticed that the "Badminton Competition Rules" of the World Badminton Federation stipulates that referees must be cautious and flexible in handling the injuries and illnesses of athletes during the game, and quickly determine the severity of injuries and illnesses; If necessary, the chief referee will be summoned to decide whether the tournament doctor or other personnel are required to enter the competition venue. In other words, the referee has the right to decide whether or not to allow the medical team to enter the venue.
However, the IOC Medical Guidelines also stipulate that the necessary resources, facilities, equipment and services are required for medical security for events, and medical emergency rescue plans for specific venues and events need to be developed, including procedures for evacuating seriously ill or injured athletes.
In the last European Championships, there were classic rescue cases. At that time, Danish football star Eriksen suddenly fell to the ground and fell unconscious on the field, and the on-site medical personnel were immediately in place, and carried out on-site CPR and AED defibrillation, which are known as "first aid models", and snatched back the endangered life from the hands of death.
AED facilities (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
Based on this, the Indonesian media called on the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to revise the rule that "referees are not allowed, team doctors are not allowed to enter the stadium", and when the medical teams of each participating team can enter the stadium should not be a one-size-fits-all approach.
In addition, Indonesian media have called on all medical teams to preferably equip them with AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to deal with cardiac arrest. and that event organisers should make AED mandatory.
On July 1, the Indonesian Badminton Association and local hospitals held a press conference saying that the Indonesian Badminton Association submitted a written application to the International Badminton Federation, requesting the International Badminton Federation to revise the rules that medical teams are not allowed to enter without the permission of the referee, so that athletes can be treated as soon as possible.
In the early morning of July 2, Xinhua News Agency published a commentary that "life first should be the highest rule in the arena". The article mentions that the premise of sports is rules, but no matter how the rules are formulated and how the referees adjudicate, life first should be the highest rule on the field.
During the badminton competition (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
As a high-intensity sport, the schedule of international competitions has always been controversial. According to the 2024 annual key event calendar released by the BWF, there are more than 50 key events this year, with major events held almost every week. Zhang Zhijie himself played in the men's singles event twice on June 29 and June 30.
Previously, Olympic champion Lin Dan also complained that the International Badminton Federation's competition system was unreasonable. Lin Dan said that the intensity of the badminton competition is very high, and the break time is very short, "I don't think they (the International Badminton Federation) have taken these details into account. They should create a better playing environment and rest time for athletes. ”
Source: Jimu News Comprehensive
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